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Welcome to Hometown ...

Hometown is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hometown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1952.

Hometown is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hometown: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Hometown: 25109<4>

Communities Also Named Hometown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hometown - they are located in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hometown ...

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

  • Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dunbar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurricane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nitro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eleanor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Hometown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hometown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hometown. 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 Hometown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hometown ...

Looking for more information about Hometown? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hometown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hometown.

Adding Hometown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hometown 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 (so far) for Hometown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hometown post office opened in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hometown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hometown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hometown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hometown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hometown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hometown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/