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
 • Density2,290/sq mi (884/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25139
Area codes304 & 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).