Official Name: | Maidsville, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monongalia |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 843 |
Coordinates: | 39.6883°N -79.98°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 26541 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1555026[1] |
Maidsville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Maidsville is located along West Virginia Route 100, 4.5miles north-northwest of downtown Morgantown.
According to tradition, Maidsville was so named on account of there being a large share "old maids" among the first settlers.[2]
Maidsville has a post office with ZIP code 26541.[3] Near Maidsville is the Longview Power Plant, the cleanest, most efficient coal-fired power plant in the 13 state PJM Interconnection and one of the cleanest and most efficient in the United States.[4]