Carbon | |
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 Location of Carbon, Iowa | |
  Carbon  Carbon | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′59″N 94°49′28″W / 41.04972°N 94.82444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Adams |
| Township | Douglas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
| • Land | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,119 ft (341 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 36 |
| • Density | 48.00/sq mi (18.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 50839 |
| Area code | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-10585 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393738[2] |
Carbon is a rural hamlet[citation needed] in Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 36 at the 2020 census.[3] There is a church at Carbon, and a community center, and no other businesses or services. It is the 24th smallest place in Iowa by population.
As of 2021, the hamlet is included in the United States Census Bureau's census-designated place bearing its name.
Other places in Iowa have been named Carbon: there was a Carbon Post Office in Davis County, six miles south of Ottumwa, that operated for less than a year in 1881.[4] There was also a Carbon Post Office in Webster County, three miles south-east of Fort Dodge, that operated from 1870 to 1872.[5] A post office on the latter location was known as Gypsum from 1902 to 1905.[6]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbon, Iowa
- ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Iowa Geographic Map Server
- ^ Carbon Post Office (historical), in the USGS Geographic Names Information System
- ^ Gypsum Post Office (historical), in the USGS Geographic Names Information System