Hurricane, West Virginia | |
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![]() Main Street in Hurricane in 2007 | |
![]() Location of Hurricane in Putnam County, West Virginia. | |
Coordinates: 38°25′57″N 82°1′11″W / 38.43250°N 82.01972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Putnam |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Scott Edwards |
Area | |
• Total | 3.78 sq mi (9.78 km2) |
• Land | 3.74 sq mi (9.70 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,977 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 6,919 |
• Density | 1,717.41/sq mi (663.15/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 25526 |
Area code(s) | 304, 681 |
FIPS code | 54-39532[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1554759[4] |
Website | http://www.hurricanewv.com/ |
Hurricane (/ˈhɜːrʌkɪn/ HUR-uh-kin)[a] is a city in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 6,977 at the 2020 census.[2] Located roughly equidistant from Charleston and Huntington, it is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
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