Fireco, West Virginia
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Fireco Location within the state of West Virginia Fireco Fireco (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 37°38′41″N 81°11′53″W / 37.64472°N 81.19806°WCoordinates: 37°38′41″N 81°11′53″W / 37.64472°N 81.19806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Raleigh |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 25823 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554455[1] |
Fireco is an unincorporated community coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It lies in the Winding Gulf Coalfield of the southern part of the state. The name Fireco denotes the amount of heat the specific coal mined there could produce. This name was once a common descriptor.
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- Unincorporated communities in Raleigh County, West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Coal towns in West Virginia
- Raleigh County, West Virginia geography stubs