Mount Carbon, West Virginia

Mount Carbon, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Coal processing plant Mount Carbon WV
Nickname:  Adena
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Coordinates: 38°08′16″N 81°17′08″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Area [1]
• Total	0.241 sq mi (0.62 km^2)
• Land	0.149 sq mi (0.39 km^2)
• Water	0.092 sq mi (0.24 km^2)
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	428
• Density	1,800/sq mi (690/km^2)
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. 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.