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Montcoal, West Virginia

Montcoal, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Montcoal, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Montcoal, West Virginia
Montcoal, West Virginia
Montcoal, West Virginia is located in the US
Montcoal, West Virginia
Montcoal, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°54′50″N 81°32′08″W / 37.91389°N 81.53556°W / 37.91389; -81.53556Coordinates: 37°54′50″N 81°32′08″W / 37.91389°N 81.53556°W / 37.91389; -81.53556
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation 938 ft (286 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555151

Montcoal is an unincorporated community and Coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Montcoal is located on West Virginia Route 3 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Whitesville.

Montcoal is home to the Performance Coal Company, a division of Massey Energy, Inc. On April 5, 2010, at approximately 3 pm, a methane gas explosion killed 29 mine workers, and injured 2 others.



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