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Carbon Hill, Ohio

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Carbon Hill, Ohio
Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio
Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°30′00″N 82°14′31″W / 39.50000°N 82.24194°W / 39.50000; -82.24194
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHocking
TownshipWard
Area
 • Total0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total178
 • Density439.51/sq mi (169.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43111
Area code740
FIPS code39-12056
GNIS feature ID2628873[2]

Carbon Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43111. As of the 2020 census the population of the CDP was 178.

State Route 278, located on the western edge of Carbon Hill, is its main north-south street. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Nelsonville.

History

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Carbon Hill was laid out in 1873.[3] Coal (a carbon-based fuel) was extensively mined there.[3] This industry accounts for the community's name.[4] A post office called Carbon Hill has been in operation since 1879.[5]

Public services

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The residents of Carbon Hill are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020178
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbon Hill, Ohio
  3. ^ a b History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1014.
  4. ^ Maniskas, Judith S. (2011). Logan and Hocking County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7385-8289-4.
  5. ^ "Hocking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.