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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

Area Codes for Hurricane: 304 & 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 11.3% 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 (with 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.

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 (so far) for Hurricane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurricane.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hurricane.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hurricane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Hurricane area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hurricane area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Hurricane). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hurricane or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/