Local servicesHospitalBoone Memorial Hospital19.6 miPost officeMidkiff Post Office2.4 miTown hallHamlin Town Hall8.4 miPoliceHamlin Police Department8.4 miFire stationGuyan River Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Lincoln Site8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS27 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH134 miInterstateI-6418 miUS highwayUS 11914 miAmtrakHuntington, WV HUN24 miCoachHurricaneBarons Bus Lines21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25540 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min6:05 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:41 am – 5:12 pm
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People192 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.269 householdsMedian household income $2,49944% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting37.9% unemployment rate79% of adults are in the labour force, 64 employedMain industries: education and health care 39%, farming, forestry and mining 33%, retail 16%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, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksLeft Fork Mud Riverriver · 4.3 miRed River Forkriver · 5.4 miBear Knobpeak · 4.8 miSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Lincoln Sitecollege · 8.3 miStowers Knobpeak · 6.3 miLees Fishing Lakelake · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUpper Mud River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 1,436 acresBig Ugly Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 5,476 acresEast Lynn Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.7 mi · 24,834 acresEast Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 24,791 acresBeech Fork State Parkstate park · 14.5 mi · 1,833 acresBeech Fork Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.8 mi · 12,474 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Nov 197944 mi away, near Grayson, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 16 Dec 202427 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, 19 mi away
Internet at home28% of households have a broadband subscription28% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation640 ft195 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
