Wayne County is a county in West Virginia, United States, forming the westernmost point of the state along the Ohio and Big Sandy rivers. It had a population of 38,982 at the 2020 census and covers 512 square miles (1,330 km2), centred near 38\u00b009\u2032N 82\u00b026\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Wayne is the county seat, and its postal code is 25570. The county has two incorporated cities, three incorporated towns, and several dozen unincorporated communities, all in the Eastern time zone. Wayne County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan statistical area.<\/p>\n
Wayne County has two cities, three towns, and roughly four dozen smaller communities. A small part of the city of Huntington’s limits reaches into the county’s northeastern corner, though most of the city lies across the line in Cabell County. CDP marks a Census Designated Place \u2014 a recognized community with no independent municipal government \u2014 and Unincorp. marks a smaller unincorporated place, hollow, or crossroads community with a recognized name but no formal boundary.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Armilda<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bethesda<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Booton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bowen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brabant<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buffalo Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Centerville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ceredo<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25507<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coleman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cove Gap<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crockett<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crum<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25669<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cyrus<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dickson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Doane<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dunlow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25511<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Lynn<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Echo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Effie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elmwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ferguson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fleming<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Gay<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25514<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Genoa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25517<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gilkerson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Girard<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glenhayes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grandview Gardens<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hewlet<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hidden Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hubbardstown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Huntington<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25704<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kenova<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kiahsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25534<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lavalette<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meadow Haven<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mineral Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Missouri Branch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Neal<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nestlow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oakview Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Prichard<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25555<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Quaker<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Radnor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saltpetre<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shoals<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25562<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sidney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spring Valley<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stepptown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stiltner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stonecoal<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sweet Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tripp<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wayne<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Webb<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westmoreland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilsondale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Winslow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Huntington and Cabell County share a border running through the county’s northeastern corner, so a handful of Huntington addresses fall on the Wayne County side of the line even though the city’s downtown and most of its population are in Cabell County. Wayne County has no civil townships; local government below the county level runs through five magisterial districts \u2014 Butler, Ceredo, Stonewall, Union, and Westmoreland \u2014 used for elections and county administration rather than as separate population centers.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost other communities listed above are small crossroads or hollow settlements without their own post office and share a neighboring ZIP code.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nWayne County sits in the hilly Appalachian Plateau of West Virginia’s western tip. The Ohio River forms the county’s short northern border with Ohio, and the Tug Fork and Big Sandy River form its western and southern border with Kentucky. Twelvepole Creek, the county’s main interior waterway, runs north through the middle of the county toward the Ohio River near Wayne and Ceredo. Land totals 506 square miles (1,310 km2); water covers 6.1 square miles (16 km2).<\/p>\n The county borders Lawrence County, Ohio<\/a>, across the Ohio River to the north; Cabell County<\/a> to the northeast; Lincoln County<\/a> to the east; Mingo County<\/a> to the southeast; Martin County, Kentucky<\/a>, to the south; Lawrence County, Kentucky<\/a>, to the west; and Boyd County, Kentucky<\/a>, to the northwest.<\/p>\n Wayne County had 38,982 residents at the 2020 census, for a density of about 77 people per square mile of land. Kenova and Ceredo, both along the Ohio River in the county’s northern tip, are its largest incorporated communities; Wayne, the county seat, is smaller but anchors the county’s rural interior. Household incomes in Wayne County run below the West Virginia median of $55,948, consistent with other rural counties in the state’s southern coalfield region.<\/p>\n Wayne County’s economy leans on its edge of the Huntington metro area: many residents commute to jobs in Huntington and Ashland, Kentucky, in health care, retail, and manufacturing. Tri-State Airport (HTS), the region’s commercial airport, is located within Wayne County near Ceredo, offering scheduled service on Allegiant Air and American Airlines. The county’s rural south and interior remain largely agricultural and forested, with timber harvesting a continuing part of the local economy.<\/p>\n Wayne County was organized on January 18, 1842, from parts of Cabell County, and was named for General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, the Revolutionary War officer for whom Fort Wayne, Indiana, is also named. The county’s southern border along the Tug Fork places it near the heart of the late-19th-century Hatfield–McCoy feud, most of which played out in neighboring Mingo County, West Virginia, and Pike County, Kentucky, rather than inside Wayne County itself.<\/p>\n Interstate 64 crosses the county’s northern tip near Ceredo and Kenova, connecting to Huntington and on to Charleston. U.S. Routes 52 and 60 and West Virginia Routes 37, 75, and 152 serve the rest of the county.<\/p>\n Tri-State Airport (HTS), Wayne County’s own commercial airport near Ceredo, is the closest airport with scheduled passenger service.<\/p>\n Where is Wayne County, West Virginia?<\/strong> What is the population of Wayne County?<\/strong> How big is Wayne County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Wayne County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Wayne County?<\/strong> |