Price Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia

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Price Hill, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Price Hill is located in West Virginia
Price Hill
Price Hill
Coordinates: 37°52′56″N 81°11′22″W / 37.88222°N 81.18944°W / 37.88222; -81.18944Coordinates: 37°52′56″N 81°11′22″W / 37.88222°N 81.18944°W / 37.88222; -81.18944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesFayette and Raleigh
Elevation
2,064 ft (629 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555408[1]

Price Hill is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette and Raleigh counties, West Virginia, United States. Located on the outskirts of Mount Hope along the banks of Dunloup Creek, it was built in the 1890s by the McKell Coal & Coke Company as a company town. Until the 1980s, the large Siltex Mine operated nearby.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


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