Hometown, West Virginia
Hometown | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Hometown Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′58″N 81°51′40″W / 38.53278°N 81.86111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Putnam |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.802 sq mi (2.08 km2) |
| • Land | 0.802 sq mi (2.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 556 |
| • Density | 690/sq mi (270/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25109 |
Hometown is a census-designated place (CDP) located along the Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 62 in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 556 (down from 668 at the 2010 census).[2][3] Hometown has six streets that are intersected by one street. There is an elementary school. The red house on the left in the photo was constructed for Thomas M. Brown and Ella Mae Criner Brown in the early 1920s, and was the first house built at Hometown.
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Hometown, WV
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Hometown CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.