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Nemours, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°28′15″N 81°11′38″W / 37.47083°N 81.19389°W / 37.47083; -81.19389
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Nemours, West Virginia
Nemours, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Nemours, West Virginia
Nemours, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Nemours, West Virginia is located in the United States
Nemours, West Virginia
Nemours, West Virginia
Nemours, West Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°28′15″N 81°11′38″W / 37.47083°N 81.19389°W / 37.47083; -81.19389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Elevation
2,342 ft (714 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24738
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555199[1]

Nemours is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Nemours is located along West Virginia Route 102, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Pocahontas, Virginia. Nemours has a post office with ZIP code 24738.[2]

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.

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