Carolina, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Coordinates: 39°28′49″N 80°16′24″W / 39.48028°N 80.27333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Marion |
Area | |
• Total | 0.831 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
• Land | 0.830 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
Elevation | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 411 |
• Density | 490/sq mi (190/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 26563 |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554077 [3] |
Carolina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Carolina is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Worthington. Carolina has a post office with ZIP code 26563. [4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 411. [2]
The community was named after Caroline Watson, a daughter of mining executive James Watson. [5]
Carolina is the hometown of Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban.