Mount Carbon, West Virginia

Mount Carbon, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Coal processing plant Mount Carbon WV
Nickname(s): Adena
Mount Carbon
Mount Carbon
Coordinates: 38°08′16″N 81°17′08″W / 38.13778°N 81.28556°W / 38.13778; -81.28556Coordinates: 38°08′16″N 81°17′08″W / 38.13778°N 81.28556°W / 38.13778; -81.28556
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Area[1]
 • Total 0.241 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Land 0.149 sq mi (0.39 km2)
 • Water 0.092 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation 643 ft (196 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 428
 • Density 1,800/sq mi (690/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 25139
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555166[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

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  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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