Official Name: | Hugheston, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hugheston |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanawha |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 15.4 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 15.4 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 569 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 36.95 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 636 |
Coordinates: | 38.2094°N -81.3725°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 25110 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1554756[3] |
Hugheston is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Hugheston is located on the north bank of the Kanawha River across from Pratt. Hugheston has a post office with ZIP code 25110.[4] The average household income is $32,436.[2]
The community most likely derives its name from Robert Hughes, a local pioneer who was kidnapped by Native Americans.[5]
Historian and author Otis K. Rice was born in Hugheston on June 6, 1919. Rice was named West Virginia’s first Historian Laureate in 2003.[6]