Coalwood, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Coalwood" redirects here. For the unincorporated community in Michigan, see Coalwood, Michigan.
Coalwood is an unincorporated coal town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The coal mine in Coalwood reached its peak in the 1950s and ceased production on October 1, 1986. As of the 1990 census—the last time the town was counted separately—the population was 900. The town is the setting of Homer Hickam's best-selling 1998 memoir Rocket Boys, as well as its 1999 film adaptation, October Sky.[3]
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Coalwood, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°23′14″N 81°39′09″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | McDowell |
Founded[1] | 1905 |
Elevation | 1,450 ft (442 m) |
Population (1990) | |
• Total | 900 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 24824 |
Area code | 304 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554166 |
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