Mount Carbon, West Virginia

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.^[3] Mount Carbon has a post office with ZIP code 25139.^[4] As of the 2020 census, its population was 341 (down from 428 at the 2010 census).^[5][6]

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 km2)
• Land	0.149 sq mi (0.39 km2)
• Water	0.092 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	341
• Density	1,400/sq mi (550/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25139
Area codes	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1555166[2]

Namesake

Mount Carbon was named for nearby coal deposits, a carbon-based fuel.^[7]