Asco | |
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Coordinates: 37°30′7″N 81°37′33″W / 37.50194°N 81.62583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | McDowell |
Elevation | 1,473 ft (449 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 24809 |
GNIS feature ID | 1553757[1] |
Asco is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Asco was originally known as Atlantic. The current name derives from the American Smokeless Coal Company (ASCO).[2] It lies at the end of a line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Davy Branch hollow.