Rocket Center, West Virginia is the site of a government installation known as Allegany Ballistics Laboratory

Allegany Ballistics Laboratory

Allegany Ballistics Laboratory located in Rocket Center, West Virginia, is a diverse industrial complex employing some 1,000 people across...

, part of the Naval Sea Systems Command

Naval Sea Systems Command

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 which is currently operated by Alliant Techsystems

Alliant Techsystems

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. Rocket Center shares a ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 with Keyser

Keyser, West Virginia

Keyser is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...

 but is located 15 miles (24.1 km) north along the North Branch Potomac River in Mineral County

Mineral County, West Virginia

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, West Virginia

West Virginia

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. There are no residents in Rocket Center.

Also on the site is the Robert C. Byrd Hilltop Office Complex and the Robert C.