Going quiet
Town guide

Hico

West Virginia · WV
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
What’s happening in Hico?

About Hico

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
239Population
5 sq miArea
2,142 ftElevation

Hico is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Hico is located at the junction of U.S. routes 19 and 60, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Fayetteville. Hico has a post office with ZIP code 25854. As of the 2020 census, its population was 239 (down from 272 at the 2010 census). Some believe that the community was named after a variety of tobacco called hico, while others believe the name is a transfer from Hyco, Virginia (an extinct town). On April 2, 2024, an EF2 tornado caused significant damage just to the south of Hico.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

Be the first to post in Hico — introduce yourself, ask a question, or share what’s happening.

Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

You’re browsing

Hico

West Virginia · WV
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Hico is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19 · 2025-01-01