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Welcome to Coal Mountain ...

Coal Mountain is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1943.

A typical abbreviation for Coal Mountain: Coal Mtn. (or less commonly used: Coal Mntn.)

Coal Mountain is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Coal Mountain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Coal Mountain: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Coal Mountain: 24823<4>

Communities Also Named Coal Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coal Mountain - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal Mountain.

Communities near Coal Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coal Mountain.

  • Welch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
  • Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mullens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oceana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Man
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
  • Pineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Davy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Iaeger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Coal Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coal Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Mountain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Coal Mountain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Coal Mountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Coal Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coal Mountain.

Adding Coal Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coal Mountain in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Coal Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Coal Mountain post office opened in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coal Mountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Coal Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Coal Mountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Coal Mountain). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Coal Mountain or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/