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Clear Creek, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°54′58″N 81°20′39″W / 37.91611°N 81.34417°W / 37.91611; -81.34417
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Clear Creek, West Virginia
Clear Creek, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Clear Creek, West Virginia
Clear Creek, West Virginia
Clear Creek, West Virginia is located in the United States
Clear Creek, West Virginia
Clear Creek, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°54′58″N 81°20′39″W / 37.91611°N 81.34417°W / 37.91611; -81.34417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
1,467 ft (447 m)
Population
 • Total18
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25044
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS 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

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  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.