Coal Fork, West Virginia

About Coal Fork

Set in the western part of West Virginia, Coal Fork is a small unincorporated community.

Coal Fork holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.12 square miles.

📰 Coal Fork News Today

• PHOTOS: Flooding strikes across West Virginia WOWK 13 News · Aug 16
• WVDOH continues assault on potholes: Here’s where we’re patching today WV Department of Transportation (.gov) · Apr 22
• Gallery: Metro Valley Region West Virginia Explorer · May 30
• Coal Fork Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• WVDOH continues assault on potholes: Here’s where we’re patching today WV Department of Transportation (.gov) · Apr 21

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What Makes Coal Fork Unique

• The only place in America named Coal Fork — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏫 Schools in Coal Fork

• Mary Ingles Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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