Carbon, West Virginia

Carbon, West Virginia
Carbon is located in West Virginia
Carbon
Carbon
Location within West Virginia
Carbon is located in the United States
Carbon
Carbon
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°01′10″N 81°24′22″W / 38.01944°N 81.40611°W / 38.01944; -81.40611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
1,220 ft (370 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25037
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554070[1]

Carbon is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek.[2] Carbon is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of Whitesville.

The community took its name from the Carbon Fuel Company.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Carbon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  2. ↑ The National Map Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 155.