Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area
The Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area is made up of 3 counties in Ohio and West Virginia: Jefferson, Hancock, and Brooke, largest first. About 112,468 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 3.8% fewer than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 112,468 3.8% fewer than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 3, all central
- Land area
- 580 sq mi (1,502 km²)
- Time zone
- Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
- States
- Ohio, West Virginia
- Combined statistical area
- Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV
- CBSA code
- 48260
Counties in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson CountyOhio | Central | 63,597 | 56.5% |
| Hancock CountyWest Virginia | Central | 27,729 | 24.7% |
| Brooke CountyWest Virginia | Central | 21,142 | 18.8% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. This area has no outlying counties: no neighboring county sends enough commuters to join it. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal cities, largest first
- Weirton18,647 people
- Steubenville18,124 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 3 areas in this one, largest first:
- Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area2,421,992 people
- Hermitage, PA Micro Area107,860 people
- Indiana, PA Micro Area82,878 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area24 mi south
- Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area31 mi east
- Salem, OH Micro Area38 mi northwest
- Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area50 mi northwest
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