Coal City is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2010 census. Coal City's population is composed of other surrounding unincorporated communities.The community was so named on account of the local coal-mining industry.Coal City is located at 37°41′8″N 81°12′37″W / 37.68556°N 81.21028°W / 37.68556; -81.21028.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP known as Coal City has a total area of 6.3 square miles, all of it land. At one point part of Coal City was part of the unincorporated coal town of Abney WV.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,905 people, 794 households, and 578 families residing in Coal City. The population density was 303.8 people per square mile. There were 845 housing units at an average density of 134.7/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.22% White, 0.37% African American, 0.05% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races.