Local servicesHospitalCharleston Area Medical Center Teays Valley Hospital13.3 miPost officeHamlin Post Office2.0 miTown hallHamlin Town Hall2.2 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 5 - Hamlin Detachment2.1 miFire stationHamlin Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolHamlin PK - 8 School1.9 miCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Lincoln Site2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW26 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH127 miInterstateI-649.7 miUS highwayUS 609.6 miAmtrakHuntington, WV HUN22 miCoachHurricaneBarons Bus Lines11 miTransit1 stop within a mileTri River Transit (TRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25523 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25523 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:05 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:41 am – 5:11 pm
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People2,753 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.6870 householdsMedian household income $66,563Median home value $86,600Median rent $688 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $534 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 972 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, public administration 18%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 21 minutes76% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 23°F48 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month July19 in of snow a year, on about 13 days40 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hamlin station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiddle Fork Mud Riverriver · under a mileSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Lincoln Sitecollege · 2.7 miLees Fishing Lakelake · 3.8 miStowers Knobpeak · 3.5 miTrace Fork Mud Riverriver · 4.9 miLake Washingtonlake · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUpper Mud River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,436 acresHilbert Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 384 acresBig Ugly Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 5,476 acresBeech Fork State Parkstate park · 14.4 mi · 1,833 acresMill Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 1,465 acresBeech Fork Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.5 mi · 12,474 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Nov 197945 mi away, near Grayson, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 16 Dec 202425 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLincoln County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025253 of 364 days measured111 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 92main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cabell County, WV, 14 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLincoln PSDserves 4,039 people from surface water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2026: surface water treatment, treatment technique39 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation656 ft200 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
