Carbon Hill, Ohio

Carbon Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States.[3] 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
Census-designated place
Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio
Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°30′6″N 82°14′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHocking
TownshipWard
Area
[1]
 • Total0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
720 ft (220 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 ID1075522

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.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020178—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

History

Carbon Hill was laid out in 1873.[5] Coal (a carbon-based fuel) was extensively mined there.[5] This industry accounts for the community's name.[6] A post office called Carbon Hill has been in operation since 1879.[7]

Public services

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

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbon Hill, Ohio
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1014.
  6. Maniskas, Judith S. (2011). Logan and Hocking County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7385-8289-4.
  7. "Hocking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2015.


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