Mount Carbon, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°08′16″N 81°17′08″W / 38.13778°N 81.28556°W / 38.13778; -81.28556
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Mount Carbon, West Virginia
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 / 38.13778°N 81.28556°W / 38.13778; -81.28556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Area
 • 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
 • 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]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "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.