Mount Carbon
Mount Carbon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Located along West Virginia Route 61, 3 mi southeast of Montgomery, on the south bank of the Kanawha River at the mouth of Armstrong Creek. Carbon has a post office with ZIP code 25139.
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• Official Name — Mount Carbon, West Virginia • Settlement Type — Census-designated place (CDP) • Nickname — Adena • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — West Virginia • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Fayette • Area Total Sq Mi — 0.241 • Area Land Sq Mi — 0.149 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.092 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 341 • Population Density Sq Mi — auto • Timezone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation Ft — 643 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 25139 • Area Codes — 304 & 681 • Blank Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank Info — 1555166
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Mount Carbon was named for nearby coal deposits, a carbon-based fuel.
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- 1.United States Census Bureau. US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. 2011-02-12.
- 2.gnis 1555166
- 3.The National Map, accessed 2013-11-26
- 4.ZIP Code Lookup
- 5.United States Census Bureau. Census Bureau profile: Mount Carbon CDP, West Virginia. May 2023.
- 6.United States Census Bureau. U.S. Census website.
- 7.Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. The Place Name Press. 431. 1945.
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