Mount Carbon, West Virginia
Appearance
Mount Carbon, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Nickname: Adena | |
Coordinates: 38°08′16″N 81°17′08″W / 38.13778°N 81.28556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Fayette |
Area | |
• 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 | |
• 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
[edit]Mount Carbon was named for nearby coal deposits, a carbon-based fuel.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.