Mount Carbon, West Virginia

Mount Carbon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Carbon is located along West Virginia Route 61, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Montgomery, on the south bank of the Kanawha River at the mouth of Armstrong Creek.[4] Mount Carbon has a post office with ZIP code 25139.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 428.[2]

Mount Carbon, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Coal processing plant Mount Carbon WV
Coal processing plant Mount Carbon WV
Nickname: 
Adena
Mount Carbon is located in West Virginia
Mount Carbon
Mount Carbon
Mount Carbon is located in the United States
Mount Carbon
Mount Carbon
Coordinates: 38°08′16″N 81°17′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Area
[1]
 • Total0.241 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Land0.149 sq mi (0.39 km2)
 • Water0.092 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total428
 • Density1,800/sq mi (690/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25139
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555166[3]

Namesake

Mount Carbon was named for nearby coal deposits, a carbon-based fuel.[6]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Carbon, West Virginia
  4. The National Map, accessed 2013-11-26
  5. ZIP Code Lookup
  6. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 431.


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