West Virginia · Census place 5439460
Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington is a city in 2 counties of West Virginia with an estimated 44,942 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 2nd largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 44,942
- #2 of 100 in West Virginia
- Change since 2020
- -3.9%
- -1,811 people
- Land area
- 16.2 sq mi
- + 2.24 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,771 / sq mi
- State median 1,823
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Huntington population, 2020 to 2024
Huntington lost 1,811 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.9%. In the latest year it moved by -372. Among 26 West Virginia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 15th; the median place changed by -3.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in West Virginia has 9,849 people, so Huntington is 4.6 times that size.
Huntington covers 16.22 square miles of land and 2.24 of water, for 2,771 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so Huntington is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Huntington spans
Huntington crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 44,942 residents as follows; Cabell County holds 92.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Cabell County41,410
- 02Wayne County3,532
ZIP codes in Huntington
6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Huntington by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 25701, 25702, 25703, 25704, 25705, 25755. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Huntington is
The Census internal point of Huntington is at 38.410700, -82.434700. Charleston, the capital, is 44.9 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Charleston, WV (46,482 people), 43.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH, 112.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 38.410700, -82.434700
- DMS
- 38°24'38.52"N 82°26'4.92"W
- UTM
- 17N 374739.9E 4252359.1N
- Geohash
- dnv6s0kys
- Plus code
- 86CVCH68+74
Daylight in Huntington
At 38.41° N, Huntington gets about 14 h 51 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 29 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 22 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Huntington
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Ceredo, 6.2 miles away, with 1,334 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Huntington, WV?
44,942 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,811 (3.9%) from 46,753 in July 2020.
What county is Huntington in?
It spans 2 counties: Cabell County (41,410 residents), Wayne County (3,532 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Huntington?
6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 25701, 25702, 25703, 25704, 25705, 25755.
How far is Huntington from Charleston?
44.9 miles (72.2 km) in a straight line, heading E from Huntington.
What is the nearest larger city to Huntington?
Charleston, WV, with 46,482 residents, 43.7 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.