Montcoal, West Virginia

Montcoal, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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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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