Pageton, West Virginia

Pageton
Pageton
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°20′57″N 81°27′55″W / 37.34917°N 81.46528°W / 37.34917; -81.46528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Area
 • Total
1.225 sq mi (3.17 km2)
 • Land1.201 sq mi (3.11 km2)
 • Water0.024 sq mi (0.062 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
174
 • Density145/sq mi (55.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24871

Pageton is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 174 (down from 187 at the 2010 census). Pageton is located on the Tug Fork Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railway, along the Pocahontas seam of rich bituminous coal. Pageton is located on State Route 161 between Thorpe and Anawalt.