Mount Carbon, West Virginia

Mount Carbon, West Virginia
Coal processing plant Mount Carbon WV
Nickname: 
Adena
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
  Total
0.241 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
 (2020)
  Total
341
  Density1,400/sq mi (550/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25139
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555166

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