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Welcome to Mount Carbon ...

Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Carbon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Carbon: Mt. Carbon

Mount Carbon is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Carbon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mount Carbon: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Mount Carbon: 25139<4>

Communities Also Named Mount Carbon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mount Carbon - they are located in Colorado, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Carbon.

Communities near Mount Carbon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Carbon.

  • Oak Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesapeake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ansted
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
  • Cedar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • East Bank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Carbon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Carbon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Carbon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Carbon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Carbon. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Carbon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Carbon ...

Looking for more information about Mount Carbon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Carbon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Carbon.

Adding Mount Carbon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Carbon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mount Carbon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Carbon post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Carbon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Carbon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Carbon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Carbon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mount Carbon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Carbon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/