West Hamlin, West Virginia
West Hamlin, West Virginia | |
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| Motto: Always Free | |
Location of West Hamlin in Lincoln County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′8″N 82°11′31″W / 38.28556°N 82.19194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Lincoln |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Farris H. Burton, Jr. |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
| • Land | 0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 519 |
• Estimate (2021) | 509 |
| • Density | 1,337.08/sq mi (516.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25571 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-85804 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1548934 |
| Website | local |
West Hamlin is a town in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 519 at the 2020 census, and is now down to 509, according to the 2021 census. West Hamlin is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). West Hamlin is west of the county seat at Hamlin, hence the name.