Carolina, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Carolina, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP)
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marion
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.831
Area Land Sq Mi:0.830
Area Water Sq Mi:0.001
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:411
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1184
Coordinates:39.4803°N -80.2733°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:26563
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1554077

Carolina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Carolina is 2miles north-northwest of Worthington. Carolina has a post office with ZIP code 26563.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 411.

The community was named after Caroline Watson, a daughter of mining executive James Watson.[4]

Notable person

Carolina is the hometown of Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=26563&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  4. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press . Piedmont, WV. 156.