Hinton, West Virginia | |
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![]() Temple Street in downtown Hinton in 2007 | |
Motto(s): Where friends and rivers meet | |
![]() Location of Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia. | |
Coordinates: 37°40′25″N 80°53′20″W / 37.67361°N 80.88889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Summers |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jack L Scott |
• City Manager | Cris Meadows |
Area | |
• Total | 3.03 sq mi (7.85 km2) |
• Land | 2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2) |
• Water | 0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2) |
Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,266 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 2,243 |
• Density | 1,055.53/sq mi (407.60/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 25951 |
Area code | 304 |
FIPS code | 54-37636[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1551458[4] |
Website | hintonwva.com |
Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia, United States.[5] The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census.[2] Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named after John "Jack" Hinton, the original owner of the town site.[6] Much of Hinton's downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. In 1994, part of Paramount's film Lassie was shot in Hinton.[7] In the 1990s, Hinton's downtown experienced economic decline after a hospital moved away and Interstate 64 bypassed the town.[8] In 2007, Hinton native and business owner Ken Allman founded MountainPlex Properties, which since then has worked to preserve and revitalize the Hinton Historic District.[9][10][11]