Back هیکو، باتی ویرجینیا AZB Гайко (Малхбузен Виргини) CE Hico (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia) CEB Hico (Virginia Occidental) Spanish هیکو، ویرجینیای غربی Persian Hico (West Virginia) LLD Hico (Wirginia Zachodnia) Polish Хайко (Западная Виргиния) Russian Hico, West Virginia Serbo-Croatian Хајко (Западна Вирџинија) Serbian
Hico, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Hico  Hico | |
| Coordinates: 38°07′02″N 81°00′20″W / 38.11722°N 81.00556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.020 sq mi (13.00 km2) |
| • Land | 5.010 sq mi (12.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.010 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,142 ft (653 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 272 |
| • Density | 54/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25854 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554698[3] |
Hico is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Hico is located at the junction of U.S. routes 19 and 60, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Fayetteville. Hico has a post office with ZIP code 25854.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 272.[2]
Some say the community was named after a variety of tobacco called hico, while others believe the name is a transfer from Hyco, Virginia (an extinct town).[5]
On April 2, 2024; an EF2 tornado caused significant damage just to the south of Hico. [6]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hico, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 307.
- ^ "Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information".