West Virginia, United States

West Virginia is one of 51 primary administrative regions in United States with a population of approximately 1,817,871 people.

Facts and figures on West Virginia at a glance

Region name: West Virginia (West Virginia)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 1,817,871 people
Country: United States
Continent: North America

The regional headquarters of West Virginia (West Virginia) is located in the regional capital Charleston (Charleston) with a population of 49,736 people.

The distance as the crow flies from West Virginia's regional capital Charleston to United States's capital Washington (Washington) is approximately 405 km (252 mi).

Facts and figures about West Virginia
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
West Virginia West Virginia1,817,871 peopleCharleston Charleston49,736 people

Compare with other regions in United States.

Map of West Virginia

Map of West Virginia

Information on West Virginia

Information on West Virginia
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
West Virginia West VirginiaCharleston Charleston55United StatesNorth America

Time in West Virginia

Time in West Virginia
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 5:43pm (17:43h)In effect (+1 hour)Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 4:43pm (16:43h)GMT UTC -4.0America/New_York

Geographic coordinates of West Virginia

Latitude & Longitude of West Virginia
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map38°30'01.4"N (38.5003800°)80°30'00.3"W (-80.5000900°)

Subregions in West Virginia

There are 55 administrative subregions in West Virginia.
Subregions in West Virginia
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Barbour County Barbour County1.16,589Philippi Philippi3,256
Berkeley County Berkeley County2.104,169Martinsburg Martinsburg17,700
Boone County Boone County3.24,629Madison Madison2,929
Braxton County Braxton County4.14,523Sutton Sutton984
Brooke County Brooke County5.24,069Wellsburg Wellsburg2,704
Cabell County Cabell County6.96,319Huntington Huntington48,638
Calhoun County Calhoun County7.7,627Grantsville Grantsville548
Clay County Clay County8.9,386Clay Clay467
Doddridge County Doddridge County9.8,202West Union West Union831
Fayette County Fayette County10.46,039Fayetteville Fayetteville2,892
Gilmer County Gilmer County11.8,693Glenville Glenville1,543
Grant County Grant County12.11,937Petersburg Petersburg2,520
Greenbrier County Greenbrier County13.35,480Lewisburg Lewisburg3,949
Hampshire County Hampshire County14.23,964Romney Romney1,773
Hancock County Hancock County15.30,676New Cumberland New Cumberland1,063
Hardy County Hardy County16.14,025Moorefield Moorefield2,482
Harrison County Harrison County17.69,099Clarksburg Clarksburg16,152
Jackson County Jackson County18.29,211Ripley Ripley3,255
Jefferson County Jefferson County19.53,498Charles Town Charles Town5,899
Kanawha County Kanawha County20.193,063Charleston Charleston49,736
Lewis County Lewis County21.16,372Weston Weston4,082
Lincoln County Lincoln County22.21,720Hamlin Hamlin1,123
Logan County Logan County23.36,743Logan Logan1,649
Marion County Marion County24.56,418Fairmont Fairmont18,733
Marshall County Marshall County25.33,107Moundsville Moundsville8,710
Mason County Mason County26.27,324Point Pleasant Point Pleasant4,276
McDowell County McDowell County27.22,113Welch Welch1,973
Mercer County Mercer County28.62,264Princeton Princeton6,035
Mineral County Mineral County29.28,212Keyser Keyser5,248
Mingo County Mingo County30.26,839Williamson Williamson3,003
Monongalia County Monongalia County31.96,189Morgantown Morgantown30,708
Monroe County Monroe County32.13,502Union Union559
Morgan County Morgan County33.17,541Berkeley Springs Berkeley Springs766
Nicholas County Nicholas County34.26,233Summersville Summersville3,478
Ohio County Ohio County35.44,443Wheeling Wheeling27,648
Pendleton County Pendleton County36.7,695Franklin Franklin677
Pleasants County Pleasants County37.7,605Saint Marys Saint Marys1,860
Pocahontas County Pocahontas County38.8,719Marlinton Marlinton1,029
Preston County Preston County39.33,520Kingwood Kingwood2,959
Putnam County Putnam County40.55,486Winfield Winfield2,354
Raleigh County Raleigh County41.78,859Beckley Beckley17,056
Randolph County Randolph County42.29,405Elkins Elkins7,226
Ritchie County Ritchie County43.10,449Harrisville Harrisville1,775
Roane County Roane County44.14,926Spencer Spencer2,195
Summers County Summers County45.13,927Hinton Hinton2,528
Taylor County Taylor County46.16,895Grafton Grafton5,148
Tucker County Tucker County47.7,141Parsons Parsons1,431
Tyler County Tyler County48.9,208Middlebourne Middlebourne790
Upshur County Upshur County49.24,254Buckhannon Buckhannon5,657
Wayne County Wayne County50.42,481Wayne Wayne1,382
Webster County Webster County51.9,154Webster Springs Webster Springs1,009
Wetzel County Wetzel County52.16,583New Martinsville New Martinsville5,218
Wirt County Wirt County53.5,717Elizabeth Elizabeth839
Wood County Wood County54.86,956Parkersburg Parkersburg30,991
Wyoming County Wyoming County55.23,796Pineville Pineville628

External sources of information on West Virginia

West Virginia on Wikipedia