{"id":8756,"date":"2023-10-06T08:02:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8756"},"modified":"2026-08-08T22:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T22:53:16","slug":"putnam-county-west-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/putnam-county-west-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Putnam County, West Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Putnam County is a county in West Virginia, United States, roughly equidistant between Charleston, about 25 miles east, and Huntington, about 30 miles west. It had a population of 57,440 at the 2020 census, an estimated 57,177 by 2024, and covers 346 square miles (896 km2) centred near 38\u00b031\u2032N 81\u00b055\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Winfield is the county seat; its postal code is 25213. Hurricane, the county’s largest city, and Nitro share incorporated-city status with Winfield, alongside the towns of Buffalo, Eleanor, Poca and Bancroft. The county holds 7 incorporated places, 4 census-designated places and 14 unincorporated communities, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 54079.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Putnam County<\/h2>\n

Putnam County has 25 named places on record: 3 cities, 4 incorporated towns, 4 census-designated places (CDPs) and 14 unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural communities with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Winfield<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n2,397<\/td>\n25213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurricane<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n6,961<\/td>\n25526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nitro<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n6,624<\/td>\n25143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teays Valley<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n14,350<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Culloden<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n3,016<\/td>\n25510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eleanor<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n1,542<\/td>\n25070<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buffalo<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n1,211<\/td>\n25033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poca<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n874<\/td>\n25159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hometown<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n556<\/td>\n25109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bancroft<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n387<\/td>\n25011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raymond City<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scott Depot<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n25560<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fraziers Bottom<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n25082<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red House<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n25168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Betsy<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Confidence<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extra<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lanham<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midway<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pliny<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plymouth<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robertsburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scary<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teays<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two places on this list straddle county lines. Nitro’s population figure above is citywide — the city sits mostly in Kanawha County, with only a western edge reaching into Putnam. Culloden runs the same way: most of its 3,016 residents live in Cabell County, and only the community’s eastern fringe extends into Putnam. Scott Depot and Teays, both unincorporated, sit inside the larger Teays Valley CDP rather than existing as separate census geographies.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n