Official Name: | Nemours, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of West Virginia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Mercer |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2342 |
Coordinates: | 37.4708°N -81.1939°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 24738 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1555199 |
Nemours is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Nemours is located along West Virginia Route 102, 2miles east of Pocahontas, Virginia. Nemours has a post office with ZIP code 24738.[1]
Nemours was named after the primary employer in the town, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, which had established a black powder factory in the town.
The town sits along the Bluestone River and across from Jimmy Lewis Lake of Pinnacle Rock State Park.