Coalwood, West Virginia | |
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  Location of Coalwood, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′14″N 81°39′09″W / 37.38722°N 81.65250°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 |
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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
timelinewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Coalwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 27, 1980. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ Hickam Jr., Homer (1998). Rocket Boys. Delacorte Press. ISBN 0-385-33320-X.