Scarbro is a census-designated place and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Scarbro is 1.5 miles southwest of Oak Hill. Scarbro has a post office with ZIP code 25917. As of the 2010 census, its population was 486.The community was named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were named Scarbrough, which was said to recall the English town-name of Scarborough in Yorkshire.