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.
Carbon Hill, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′00″N 82°14′31″W / 39.50000°N 82.24194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hocking |
| Township | Ward |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2) |
| • Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 178 |
| • Density | 439.51/sq mi (169.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43111 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-12056 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628873[2] |
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
editCarbon 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
editThe residents of Carbon Hill are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 178 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbon Hill, Ohio
- ^ a b History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1014.
- ^ Maniskas, Judith S. (2011). Logan and Hocking County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7385-8289-4.
- ^ "Hocking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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