Clear Creek, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°54′58″N 81°20′39″W / 37.91611°N 81.34417°W / 37.91611; -81.34417CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyRaleighElevation
1,467 ft (447 m)Population
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25044
Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1537386[1]

Clear Creek is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Clear Creek is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Pax. Clear Creek has a post office with ZIP code 25044.[2]

In December 2018, four people seeking to gather copper became trapped for five days in an abandoned mine near Clear Creek, the Rock House Powellton coal mine.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Creek, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Farzan, Antonia Noori (December 13, 2018). "After five excruciating days, three people trapped inside an abandoned West Virginia coal mine have been rescued". Washington Post. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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