Carbon Hill, Ohio

Carbon Hill, Ohio
unincorporated community

Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°30′6″N 82°14′41″W / 39.50167°N 82.24472°W
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Hocking
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43111

Carbon Hill is a census-designated place in central Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43111. As of 2012, the population was approximately 700[2]

State Route 278, located on the western edge of Carbon Hill, is its main north-south street.

History

Carbon Hill was laid out in 1873. Coal (a carbon-based fuel) was extensively mined there.[3]

Public services

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

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbon Hill, Ohio
  2. Zip Code Lookup
  3. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. p. 1014.

Coordinates: 39°30′06″N 82°14′41″W / 39.50167°N 82.24472°W