Town guide

Lashmeet, West Virginia

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
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lashmeet

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lashmeet

Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)114 miles away
Closer regional airportRaleigh 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

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.

Lashmeet population by census2010: 479, 2020: 40947920104092020

Mercer County, 1900–2020

Mercer County population, 1900 to 20201900: 23,023, 1910: 38,371, 1920: 49,558, 1930: 61,323, 1940: 68,289, 1950: 75,013, 1960: 68,206, 1970: 63,206, 1980: 73,942, 1990: 64,980, 2000: 62,980, 2010: 62,264, 2020: 59,66423K’00’1050K’20’3068K’40’5068K’60’7074K’80’9063K’00’1060K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LashmeetJan: high 40°F, low 24°F, 3 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 27°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 33°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 43°F, 3.6 in; May: high 70°F, low 51°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 58°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 62°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 61°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 55°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 45°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 35°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 28°F, 3 in40°24°Jan3.043°27°Feb2.951°33°Mar3.863°43°Apr3.670°51°May4.676°58°Jun4.179°62°Jul4.478°61°Aug3.173°55°Sep3.263°45°Oct2.852°35°Nov2.643°28°Dec3.0Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Mercer CountyHealth care and social assistance: 4,464 jobs; Retail trade: 2,840 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,406 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 1,216 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,057 jobs; Construction: 894 jobs; Administrative and support: 854 jobs; Other services: 836 jobsHealth care and social assistance 26% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 14% Mining, oil and gas 7% Manufacturing 6% Construction 5% Administrative and support 5% Other services 5%

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 providers1
Pharmacies1

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Lashmeet

Public schools here are run by Mercer County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Montcalm Elementary SchoolRockPre-K–6256Public5.3 mi
Montcalm High SchoolRock7–12269Public6.3 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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