Lashmeet

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Lashmeet

Total population

655

Median home value

$187,500

6.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Land area0.75 km²

Weather80°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates37.42°, -81.20°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lashmeet is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 northwest of the city of Princeton, the county seat of Mercer County. Although Lashmeet is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 24733. As of the 2020 census, its population was 409.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lashmeet, WV from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Mike Hodge

American television actor and film actor (1947–2017)

Hazel Dickens

Activist, singer (1935–2011)

H

Henry Reed

American musician (1884–1968)

Joe Sparks

American baseball player

Olivia A. Davidson

American educator (1854–1889)

E

Ernie Smith

baseball player

J

J. Samuel Glasscock

American attorney and politician (1931–2024)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in West Virginia

• Matoaka
  2.5 mi away
• Montcalm
  5.7 mi away
• Princeton
  6.7 mi away
• Crumpler
  7.4 mi away
• Bluewell
  8.1 mi away
• Covel
  8.2 mi away
• Bramwell
  8.9 mi away
• Maybeury
  9.7 mi away
• Brush Fork
  10.3 mi away
• Bud
  12.3 mi away
• Northfork
  12.7 mi away
• Corinne
  13.6 mi away

Browse all places in West Virginia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Seen 2026-09-18

False Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta

Seen 2026-09-15

Crowned Slug Moth

Isa textula

Seen 2026-09-13

common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-12

common yew

Taxus baccata

Seen 2026-09-12

sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Seen 2026-09-12

Definite Tussock Moth

Orgyia definita

Seen 2026-09-06

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth

Acharia stimulea

Seen 2026-09-05

Pale Beauty

Campaea perlata

Seen 2026-09-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).