Carbon, West Virginia | |
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  Carbon  Carbon | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′10″N 81°24′22″W / 38.01944°N 81.40611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (370 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25037 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554070[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]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ The National Map Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 19 October 2016.
- ^ 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.