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Coal City West Virginia Map

Explore Coal City, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Coal City, West Virginia

How to Use This Coal City, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Coal City, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Coal City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Coal City
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Raleigh County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.679004
Longitude	-81.210378
Population	1,689
Density	103.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	25921, 25823
Area Code	304
County Seat	Beckley
School District	Raleigh County School District

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About Coal City, West Virginia

Coal City is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,689. The population density is 103.4 people per km². Coal City is located at 37.6790°N, 81.2104°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 25921, 25823.

Coal City rests upon a landscape defined by the persistent, dark currents of Stonecoal Creek, which carves its path through the rugged earth with a quiet, industrial patience. It lies 7.0 miles south of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 190°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-southwest of Shady Spring. The terrain is marked by the heavy, verdant weight of Appalachian hardwood, creating a canopy that filters the afternoon sun into deep, shifting pools of amber and mossy green. Beyond the immediate tree line, the horizon is held by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains, standing as silent observers to the slow reclamation of the land by vine and thicket. The air here holds a distinct, cool clarity, especially when the light begins to fail and the shadows lengthen across the uneven, earth-bound creases of the hollows.

Coal City emerged from the raw necessity of extraction, its identity forged in the soot and stamina of a landscape that once yielded its black treasures to the hungry furnaces of a growing nation. While the echoes of the coal-camp era remain, the rhythm of life has shifted toward a more deliberate pace, punctuated by the sharp, familiar crack of a bat at the Sophia Little League Ballfields. The local economy no longer relies on the singular pulse of the mines, yet the character of the people retains a stoic, independent fiber. Residents look toward the nearby expanse of Camp Creek State Forest or the wide, reflective surface of Bluestone Lake as sources of quiet respite, finding in these spaces a connection to the geography that persists long after the industry has quieted.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sophia Little League Ballfields (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 335° NW
Fitzpatrick Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 009° N
Beckley Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 027° NE
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 006° N
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 006° N
Little Beaver State Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 059° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 337° NW
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 028° NE
Lake Stephens Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 335° NW
Camp Creek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 157° SE
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 053° NE · 53k acres
Twin Falls Resort State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 255° W
Theatre West Virginia (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 037° NE
Main Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.3 mi, 038° NE
Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.6 mi, 124° SE · 3,035 acres
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 010° N
Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 110° E
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 015° N
Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 016° N
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 091° E
The Canopy (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 018° N
Perdue Family Crest (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 180° S
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 010° N
Stone Cliff Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 19.6 mi, 024° NE
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 21.2 mi, 017° N
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 272° W
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 013° N
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 26.6 mi, 012° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 31.5 mi, 134° SE · 110k acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 32.0 mi, 131° SE · 733k acres

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