Maidsville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Monongalia County,

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

, United States. Maidsville is located along West Virginia Route 100, 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. Maidsville has a

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

with ZIP code 26541. Near Maidsville is the

Longview Power Plant Longview Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located near Maidsville, West Virginia. The plant's single unit generates 700 megawatt ( MW) of electricity from run-of-mine coal and natural gas. History The Longview Power project cost approxim ...

, the cleanest, most efficient coal-fired power plant in the 13 state

PJM Interconnection PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) is a regional transmission organization (RTO) in the United States. It is part of the Eastern Interconnection grid operating an electric transmission system serving all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentu ...

and one of the cleanest and most efficient in the United States.

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Unincorporated communities in Monongalia County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia {{MonongaliaCountyWV-geo-stub