Mount Carbon, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

38°08′16″N 81°17′08″W / 38.13778°N 81.28556°W / 38.13778; -81.28556CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty FayetteArea

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• 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 & 681GNIS feature ID1555166^[3]

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]

Namesake

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

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Carbon, West Virginia
^ The National Map, accessed 2013-11-26
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ 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.