Lashmeet is a community in Mercer County, West Virginia, home to about 655 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24747.
Homes sold for a median of $23 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population655873 per sq mi
Median home value$187,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$23Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lashmeet. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lashmeet
Distances
Nearest major airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)114 miles away
Closer regional airport
Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Winston-Salem, NC104 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA372 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lashmeet; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Lashmeet
U.S. Representative · West Virginia’s 1st DistrictCarol D. Miller (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Lashmeet had 409 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2010.
It’s the 192nd largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Mercer County grew from 23,023 residents in 1900 to 59,664 in 2020.
Mercer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 41.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 35 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bluefield Mercer Co Ap, WV weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Mercer County
17,231 jobs at 1,154 businesses in Mercer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lashmeet.
Nearest hospitals
Princeton Community Hospital Assn INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Princeton5.1 miles
Welch Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Welch22.6 miles
Summers County Arh HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hinton24.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Lashmeet
Grocery stores
Lashmeet Grocery1.2 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Mercer County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Montcalm Elementary SchoolRock
Pre-K–6
256
Public
5.3 mi
Montcalm High SchoolRock
7–12
269
Public
6.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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