{"id":8690,"date":"2023-10-04T18:23:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8690"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:35","slug":"cabell-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cabell-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabell County, West Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cabell County is a county in West Virginia, United States, on the Ohio River across from Ohio, in the western part of the state. It had a population of 94,350 at the 2020 census and covers 281 square miles (730 km2) of land, centred near 38\u00b025\u2032N 82\u00b014\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Huntington is the county seat, and its postal code is 25701. The county has one city, one town, one village, four census-designated places, and more than twenty smaller unincorporated communities. Cabell County runs on Eastern Time and is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH combined statistical area.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Cabell County<\/h2>\n<p>Cabell County has 28 named places on record, from the region&#8217;s largest city down to river hamlets along the Ohio and Mud rivers. Huntington is the only city; Milton is the county&#8217;s one incorporated town, and Barboursville is its one incorporated village. Four places are Census-Designated Places (CDP), unofficial statistical areas with no town government; the rest are unincorporated communities and Huntington neighborhoods with no separate legal status.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Huntington<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>44,999<\/td>\n<td>25701&ndash;25705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barboursville<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>4,321<\/td>\n<td>25504<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Milton<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>2,554<\/td>\n<td>25541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Culloden<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>3,157<\/td>\n<td>25510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lesage<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,731<\/td>\n<td>25537<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ona<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>3,014<\/td>\n<td>25545<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pea Ridge<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>5,247<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Salt Rock<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>25559<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Altizer<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anita Heights<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belmont Park<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Beverly Hills<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blue Sulphur<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Campbell Park<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chancellor Hills<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clover<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cox Landing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Crown City<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dudley Gap<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Pea Ridge<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edgemont<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enslow Park Place<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Green Bottom<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Guyandotte<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Harveytown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ridgewood<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rolling Hills<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Huntington<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Pea Ridge<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several names on the old list were dropped as unverifiable subdivisions or duplicate spellings rather than distinct places &mdash; see notes. Guyandotte and West Huntington are historic river towns now inside Huntington&#8217;s city limits, kept here because both are still in everyday local use as neighborhood names.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>25701 &mdash; Huntington (downtown and east side)<\/li>\n<li>25702 &mdash; Huntington (also serves West Huntington)<\/li>\n<li>25703 &mdash; Huntington (south side)<\/li>\n<li>25705 &mdash; Huntington (Guyandotte and Altizer)<\/li>\n<li>25504 &mdash; Barboursville<\/li>\n<li>25510 &mdash; Culloden<\/li>\n<li>25537 &mdash; Lesage<\/li>\n<li>25541 &mdash; Milton<\/li>\n<li>25545 &mdash; Ona<\/li>\n<li>25559 &mdash; Salt Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marshall University keeps its own unique ZIP, 25755, for campus mail. Smaller unincorporated communities without their own post office use the ZIP of the nearest town listed above.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Cabell County sits in the Ohio River valley, in the western part of West Virginia, where the hilly Appalachian Plateau meets the river&#8217;s floodplain. The Ohio River forms the county&#8217;s northern boundary, and the Mud River and Guyandotte River cross the southern half on their way to the Ohio. Huntington, the county seat, sits directly on the river at the mouth of the Guyandotte.<\/p>\n<p>Cabell County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wayne-county-west-virginia\/\">Wayne County<\/a> to the southwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lincoln-county-west-virginia\/\">Lincoln County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/putnam-county-west-virginia\/\">Putnam County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mason-county-west-virginia\/\">Mason County<\/a> to the northeast, and across the Ohio River, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/gallia-county\/\">Gallia County, Ohio<\/a>, to the north and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lawrence-county-ohio\/\">Lawrence County, Ohio<\/a>, to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Cabell County had 94,350 residents at the 2020 census, West Virginia&#8217;s fourth-most-populous county. Huntington, with about 45,000 residents, is by far the largest place; Pea Ridge, an unincorporated CDP just east of the city, is the second largest at roughly 5,200. Median household income runs below the West Virginia median of $55,948, reflecting the county&#8217;s industrial-belt economy and college-town mix. Population density is about 336 people per square mile, concentrated along the river and the Route 60\/I-64 corridor.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Higher education and health care anchor the local economy. Marshall University, in Huntington, is the county&#8217;s largest single employer and drives much of the city&#8217;s downtown and near-campus commerce. Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center are major regional health systems. Manufacturing and logistics remain present along the river, a legacy of the county&#8217;s coal-and-rail-era growth, and the Port of Huntington Tri-State handles inland barge freight on the Ohio. Marshall&#8217;s fall football season, centered on Joan C. Edwards Stadium, is the county&#8217;s biggest recurring local event.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Cabell County was formed on January 2, 1809, from part of Kanawha County, and named for William H. Cabell, governor of Virginia from 1805 to 1808 (West Virginia was still part of Virginia at the time). Huntington was founded later, in 1871, as the planned western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and grew quickly into the county&#8217;s dominant city. The 1937 Ohio River flood was the county&#8217;s worst natural disaster, submerging much of Huntington and driving the later construction of the city&#8217;s floodwall.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 64 crosses the county east-west through Huntington and Barboursville; US Routes 52 and 60 and West Virginia Routes 2, 10, and 152 provide the main local links.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charleston, WV &mdash; 50 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Ashland, KY &mdash; 15 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Ironton, OH &mdash; 15 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Portsmouth, OH &mdash; 45 miles north<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS), just west of the city in Wayne County, is the nearest commercial airport, with regional flights connecting through hubs such as Charlotte and Chicago.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Cabell County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the western part of West Virginia, on the Ohio River across from Ohio, about 50 miles west of Charleston.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Cabell County?<\/strong><br \/>94,350 at the 2020 census, West Virginia&#8217;s fourth-highest county total.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Cabell County?<\/strong><br \/>281 square miles (730 km2) of land, plus about 7 square miles of water along the Ohio and Guyandotte rivers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Cabell County?<\/strong><br \/>Huntington, home to Marshall University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Cabell County?<\/strong><br \/>One city (Huntington), one town (Milton), one village (Barboursville), four CDPs, and more than twenty unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Cabell County?<\/strong><br \/>Huntington uses 25701&ndash;25705; Barboursville, Culloden, Lesage, Milton, Ona, and Salt Rock each have their own ZIP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Cabell County&#8217;s biggest local institution?<\/strong><br \/>Marshall University, the county&#8217;s largest employer and the anchor of Huntington&#8217;s downtown economy.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/west-virginia\/\">Towns and villages in West Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabell County is a county in West Virginia, United States, on the Ohio River across from Ohio, in the western part of the state. It had a population of 94,350 at the 2020 census and covers 281 square miles (730 km2) of land, centred near 38\u00b025\u2032N 82\u00b014\u2032W. 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