West Virginia: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

West Virginia uses Eastern Time.

West Virginia in the United States
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in JulyAll of West VirginiaAmerica/New_York
CharlestonHuntingtonMorgantownParkersburgWheeling
West Virginia and its counties (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
1,766,147
Land area
24,041 sq mi (62,267 km²)
Water area
189 sq mi (489 km²)
State FIPS code
54
Coordinates (central point)
38.647285, -80.618327

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in West Virginia, largest first

10 metro areas and 5 micro areas have counties in West Virginia. 8 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area6,465,724 people
  2. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area365,965 people
  3. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area315,280 people
  4. Charleston, WV Metro Area200,170 people
  5. Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area152,332 people
  6. Morgantown, WV Metro Area141,995 people
  7. Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area134,089 people
  8. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area112,468 people
  9. Beckley, WV Metro Area109,940 people
  10. Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area96,138 people
  11. Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area93,640 people
  12. Clarksburg, WV Micro Area88,142 people
All 15
  1. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area87,264 people
  2. Fairmont, WV Micro Area55,584 people
  3. Elkins, WV Micro Area26,882 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Largest magisterial districts in West Virginia

  1. Eastern District, Monongalia County46,550 people
  2. Central District, Monongalia County31,949 people
  3. Western District, Monongalia County28,664 people
  4. Parkersburg District, Wood County28,181 people
  5. Shenandoah District, Berkeley County27,269 people
  6. Tuscarora District, Berkeley County25,992 people
  7. Valley District, Berkeley County25,048 people
  8. Potomac District, Berkeley County24,204 people
  9. Palatine District, Marion County22,236 people
  10. Middletown District, Marion County18,724 people
  11. Plateau District, Fayette County17,548 people
  12. West Augusta District, Marion County14,949 people

All 170 magisterial districts in West Virginia, by county

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Kanawha County, West Virginia172,381 people
  2. Berkeley County, West Virginia139,522 people
  3. Monongalia County, West Virginia107,991 people
  4. Cabell County, West Virginia91,183 people
  5. Wood County, West Virginia82,385 people
  6. Raleigh County, West Virginia71,775 people
  7. Harrison County, West Virginia64,221 people
  8. Jefferson County, West Virginia63,102 people
  9. Mercer County, West Virginia57,503 people
  10. Putnam County, West Virginia56,885 people
  11. Marion County, West Virginia55,584 people
  12. Ohio County, West Virginia40,496 people
All 55
  1. Fayette County, West Virginia38,165 people
  2. Wayne County, West Virginia37,309 people
  3. Preston County, West Virginia34,004 people
  4. Greenbrier County, West Virginia31,578 people
  5. Logan County, West Virginia30,375 people
  6. Marshall County, West Virginia29,159 people
  7. Hancock County, West Virginia27,729 people
  8. Jackson County, West Virginia27,450 people
  9. Randolph County, West Virginia26,882 people
  10. Mineral County, West Virginia26,792 people
  11. Mason County, West Virginia24,707 people
  12. Hampshire County, West Virginia24,105 people
  13. Nicholas County, West Virginia23,848 people
  14. Upshur County, West Virginia23,758 people
  15. Mingo County, West Virginia21,455 people
  16. Brooke County, West Virginia21,142 people
  17. Boone County, West Virginia20,251 people
  18. Wyoming County, West Virginia19,801 people

See all 55 counties and equivalents in West Virginia, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Charleston, West Virginia (city)47,421 people
  2. Huntington, West Virginia (city)45,787 people
  3. Morgantown, West Virginia (city)30,236 people
  4. Parkersburg, West Virginia (city)29,240 people
  5. Wheeling, West Virginia (city)26,350 people
  6. Martinsburg, West Virginia (city)18,904 people
  7. Weirton, West Virginia (city)18,647 people
  8. Fairmont, West Virginia (city)18,221 people
  9. Beckley, West Virginia (city)16,818 people
  10. Clarksburg, West Virginia (city)15,549 people
  11. Teays Valley, West Virginia (CDP)14,151 people
  12. South Charleston, West Virginia (city)13,457 people
All 439
  1. Cheat Lake, West Virginia (CDP)10,902 people
  2. St. Albans, West Virginia (city)10,522 people
  3. Vienna, West Virginia (city)10,518 people
  4. Cross Lanes, West Virginia (CDP)9,671 people
  5. Bluefield, West Virginia (city)9,387 people
  6. Bridgeport, West Virginia (city)9,252 people
  7. Oak Hill, West Virginia (city)7,937 people
  8. Moundsville, West Virginia (city)7,869 people
  9. Charles Town, West Virginia (city)7,337 people
  10. Dunbar, West Virginia (city)7,254 people
  11. Pea Ridge, West Virginia (CDP)6,988 people
  12. Hurricane, West Virginia (city)6,855 people
  13. Nitro, West Virginia (city)6,853 people
  14. Elkins, West Virginia (city)6,811 people
  15. Brookhaven, West Virginia (CDP)6,212 people
  16. Princeton, West Virginia (city)5,736 people
  17. Ranson, West Virginia (corporation)5,729 people
  18. New Martinsville, West Virginia (city)5,133 people

See all 439 cities, towns and communities in West Virginia, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. ZIP 2655442,118 people
  2. ZIP 2650840,231 people
  3. ZIP 2600339,982 people
  4. ZIP 2650537,492 people
  5. ZIP 2580131,128 people
  6. ZIP 2630128,716 people
  7. ZIP 2610128,005 people
  8. ZIP 2540423,990 people
  9. ZIP 2517722,665 people
  10. ZIP 2552622,514 people
  11. ZIP 2570121,197 people
  12. ZIP 2541421,073 people
All 741
  1. ZIP 2570520,922 people
  2. ZIP 2606220,578 people
  3. ZIP 2650119,529 people
  4. ZIP 2620118,689 people
  5. ZIP 2470117,117 people
  6. ZIP 2610416,805 people
  7. ZIP 2542716,595 people
  8. ZIP 2474016,498 people
  9. ZIP 2540316,470 people
  10. ZIP 2633015,600 people
  11. ZIP 2604115,254 people
  12. ZIP 2540114,979 people
  13. ZIP 2542814,825 people
  14. ZIP 2531414,794 people
  15. ZIP 2570414,351 people
  16. ZIP 2540514,266 people
  17. ZIP 2624114,102 people
  18. ZIP 2473913,981 people

See all 741 ZIP Code areas in West Virginia, largest first

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