Maidsville, West Virginia

Maidsville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Maidsville is located along West Virginia Route 100, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of downtown Morgantown.

Maidsville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Maidsville, West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Maidsville, West Virginia Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°41′18″N 79°58′48″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monongalia
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26541
Area codes	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1555026[1]

According to tradition, Maidsville was so named on account of there being a large share "old maids" among the first settlers.^[2]

Maidsville has a post office with ZIP code 26541.^[3] Near Maidsville is the Longview Power Plant, the cleanest, most efficient coal-fired power plant in the 13 state PJM Interconnection and one of the cleanest and most efficient in the United States.^[4]