Welcome to Hurricane ...

The city of Hurricane is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurricane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hurricane has a population of 6,422 people<2> (see below for details).

Hurricane is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hurricane lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hurricane: (304) and (681)<4>

The ZIP code for Hurricane: 25526<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hurricane had an population of 6,422 people. This is an increase of 2.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hurricane had a population of 6,284 people (which is 11.33% of the total population of Putnam County). This makes Hurricane the county's most populous community.

The population of Hurricane represents 0.34% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,284 people, the population of Hurricane increased 20.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,222 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hurricane.

Communities Also Named Hurricane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Hurricane - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hurricane.

Communities near Hurricane ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hurricane.

• South Charleston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <7>
• Saint Albans
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <7>
• Dunbar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <7>
• Nitro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <7>
• Barboursville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <7>
• Milton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <7>
• Winfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <7>
• Eleanor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <7>
• Buffalo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <7>
• Hamlin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hurricane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurricane.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hurricane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hurricane.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane. See our Newspapers Page for Hurricane.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurricane ...

Looking for more information about Hurricane? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hurricane, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hurricane.

Adding Hurricane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hurricane in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hurricane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Hurricane post office opened in 1882.

We also found Hurricane in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurricane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurricane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/