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Powcan (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°46′57″N76°56′34″W / 37.78250°N 76.94278°W / 37.78250; -76.94278
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County King and Queen
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)

Powcan is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. [1]

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