West Virginia

Our West Virginia coverage spans 28 communities with a combined population of about 361,487 people. The Mountain State features Appalachian beauty, whitewater rafting, and coal country heritage. The most populous community is Charleston, with about 47,421 residents in Kanawha County, and it has an interactive street, satellite and topographic map. Huntington (45,787) and Morgantown (30,236) follow. The state capital, Charleston, sits in Kanawha County.

West Virginia has 55 counties with dedicated boundary maps and American Community Survey statistics on GIS Map. Kanawha County is the most populous, with about 176,537 residents. The highest median household income belongs to Jefferson County at $98,806. By land area, Randolph County is the largest at roughly 1,040 square miles. The youngest population, with a median age of 32.7, is found in Monongalia County. Among mapped cities with at least 10,000 residents, Charleston reports the highest median household income at $65,812. All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates.

Elevation varies considerably across West Virginia. Snowshoe is the highest at about 4,655 feet above sea level, while Harpers Ferry is the lowest at about 254 feet. Every mapped city observes Eastern Time. According to the USDA U.S. General Soil Map, Ultisols are the dominant soil order beneath 9 of the mapped city centers. Federal records list 16 government-owned and 82 leased properties in these cities, the most in Charleston. City maps let you switch on FEMA flood zones, USGS contours and land cover layers.

There are 51 ZIP code tabulation areas in West Virginia with dedicated pages. The most populated one has about 42,118 residents. The runner-up counts roughly 40,231 people. The densest packs about 19,341 people per square mile. Every page includes drawing and measuring tools plus a click-anywhere inspector that reports the county, ZIP, census tract, school district, flood zone and elevation of any point.