Eccles, West Virginia
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Eccles is an unincorporated census-designated place
in Raleigh County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Eccles is located on West Virginia Route 3 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Beckley
. Eccles has a post office
with ZIP code
25836. As of the 2010 census
, its population is 362.
Eccles is the site of the April 28, 1914 Eccles coal mining disaster
, which took the lives of 180 men.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in Raleigh County
Raleigh County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,220 people, 31,793 households, and 22,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 130 people per square mile . There were 35,678 housing units at an average density of 59 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Eccles is located on West Virginia Route 3 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Beckley
Beckley, West Virginia
Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, which was founded on April 4, 1838. The 2008 population was estimated to be 16,832 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House...
. Eccles has a post office
Post office
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with ZIP code
ZIP Code
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25836. As of the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...
, its population is 362.
Eccles is the site of the April 28, 1914 Eccles coal mining disaster
Eccles Mine Disaster
The Eccles Mine Disaster was an explosion of coal-seam methane that took place on April 28, 1914, in Eccles, West Virginia. The explosion took the lives of at least 180 men.-The disaster:...
, which took the lives of 180 men.