List of municipalities in West Virginia

West Virginia is a state located in the Southern United States. There are 232 municipalities.

Cities

• Largest municipalities in West Virginia by population
• 
  Charleston, the capital of West Virginia and its most populous city
• 
  Huntington
• 
  Morgantown
• 
  Parkersburg
• 
  Weirton
• 
  Wheeling
• 
  Martinsburg
• 
  Fairmont
• 
  Beckley
• 
  Clarksburg

List of municipalities

  County seat
  State capital and county seat

Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted

2023 Rank	City	Type	2023 Estimate[1]	2020 Census	Change	County
1	Charleston ††	City	46,838	48,864	−4.15%	Kanawha
2	Huntington †	City	45,325	46,842	−3.24%	Cabell Wayne
3	Morgantown †	City	30,429	30,347	+0.27%	Monongalia
4	Parkersburg †	City	29,025	29,738	−2.40%	Wood
5	Wheeling †	City	26,208	27,052	−3.12%	Ohio Marshall
6	Martinsburg †	City	18,935	18,777	+0.84%	Berkeley
7	Weirton	City	18,386	19,163	−4.05%	Hancock Brooke
8	Fairmont †	City	18,155	18,416	−1.42%	Marion
9	Beckley †	City	16,576	17,286	−4.11%	Raleigh
10	Clarksburg †	City	15,489	16,061	−3.56%	Harrison
11	South Charleston	City	13,281	13,647	−2.68%	Kanawha
12	Vienna	City	10,457	10,652	−1.83%	Wood
13	St. Albans	City	10,387	10,861	−4.36%	Kanawha
14	Bridgeport	City	9,377	9,336	+0.44%	Harrison
15	Bluefield	City	9,272	9,658	−4.00%	Mercer
16	Oak Hill	City	7,849	8,179	−4.03%	Fayette
17	Moundsville †	City	7,724	8,093	−4.56%	Marshall
18	Charles Town †	City	7,672	6,534	+17.42%	Jefferson
19	Dunbar	City	7,163	7,480	−4.24%	Kanawha
20	Hurricane	City	6,806	6,961	−2.23%	Putnam
21	Elkins †	City	6,755	6,934	−2.58%	Randolph
22	Nitro	City	6,426	6,624	−2.99%	Kanawha Putnam
23	Ranson	Corporation	5,699	5,433	+4.90%	Jefferson
24	Princeton †	City	5,642	5,872	−3.92%	Mercer
25	New Martinsville †	City	5,087	5,204	−2.25%	Wetzel
26	Buckhannon †	City	5,055	5,186	−2.53%	Upshur
27	Keyser †	City	4,843	4,864	−0.43%	Mineral
28	Grafton †	City	4,589	4,722	−2.82%	Taylor
29	Barboursville	Village	4,355	4,456	−2.27%	Cabell
30	Westover	City	4,043	3,955	+2.23%	Monongalia
31	Point Pleasant †	City	3,908	4,070	−3.98%	Mason
32	Ravenswood	City	3,819	3,865	−1.19%	Jackson
33	Lewisburg †	City	3,785	3,922	−3.49%	Greenbrier
34	Weston †	City	3,776	3,952	−4.45%	Lewis
35	Pleasant Valley	City	3,483	3,498	−0.43%	Marion
36	Welch †	City	3,414	3,590	−4.90%	McDowell
37	Summersville †	City	3,344	3,431	−2.54%	Nicholas
38	Ripley †	City	3,043	3,079	−1.17%	Jackson
39	Kingwood †	City	2,956	2,980	−0.81%	Preston
40	Williamstown	City	2,955	2,997	−1.40%	Wood
41	Philippi †	City	2,904	2,929	−0.85%	Barbour
42	Kenova	City	2,897	3,033	−4.48%	Wayne
43	Williamson †	City	2,831	3,083	−8.17%	Mingo
44	Fayetteville †	Town	2,804	2,887	−2.87%	Fayette
45	Milton	Town	2,755	2,811	−1.99%	Cabell
46	Madison †	City	2,742	2,913	−5.87%	Boone
47	Follansbee	City	2,692	2,848	−5.48%	Brooke
48	Bethlehem	Village	2,553	2,605	−2.00%	Ohio
49	Moorefield †	Town	2,487	2,524	−1.47%	Hardy
50	Paden City	City	2,408	2,541	−5.23%	Wetzel Tyler
51	Winfield †	Town	2,368	2,393	−1.04%	Putnam
52	Wellsburg †	City	2,302	2,450	−6.04%	Brooke
53	Shinnston	City	2,276	2,328	−2.23%	Harrison
54	Petersburg †	City	2,268	2,284	−0.70%	Grant
55	White Sulphur Springs	City	2,187	2,221	−1.53%	Greenbrier
56	Hinton †	City	2,142	2,245	−4.59%	Summers
57	Chester	City	2,113	2,208	−4.30%	Hancock
58	Spencer †	City	1,982	2,063	−3.93%	Roane
59	Mannington	City	1,916	1,952	−1.84%	Marion
60	Belington	Town	1,789	1,805	−0.89%	Barbour
61	Star City	Town	1,778	1,779	−0.06%	Monongalia
62	St. Marys †	City	1,762	1,831	−3.77%	Pleasants
63	Stonewood	City	1,759	1,798	−2.17%	Harrison
64	Romney †	City	1,753	1,724	+1.68%	Hampshire
65	Richwood	City	1,623	1,660	−2.23%	Nicholas
66	McMechen	City	1,613	1,697	−4.95%	Marshall
67	Harrisville †	Town	1,554	1,631	−4.72%	Ritchie
68	Shepherdstown	Town	1,537	1,531	+0.39%	Jefferson
69	Ronceverte	City	1,531	1,572	−2.61%	Greenbrier
70	Eleanor	Town	1,517	1,542	−1.62%	Putnam
71	Salem	City	1,482	1,529	−3.07%	Harrison
72	Nutter Fort	Town	1,454	1,493	−2.61%	Harrison
73	West Liberty	Town	1,441	1,454	−0.89%	Ohio
74	Marmet	City	1,435	1,504	−4.59%	Kanawha
75	Glen Dale	City	1,425	1,496	−4.75%	Marshall
76	New Haven	Town	1,418	1,476	−3.93%	Mason
77	Terra Alta	Town	1,413	1,415	−0.14%	Preston
78	Wayne †	Town	1,395	1,443	−3.33%	Wayne
79	Oceana	Town	1,389	1,449	−4.14%	Wyoming
80	Mullens	City	1,383	1,480	−6.55%	Wyoming
81	Granville	Town	1,371	1,355	+1.18%	Monongalia
82	Ceredo	City	1,341	1,408	−4.76%	Wayne
83	Logan †	City	1,337	1,439	−7.09%	Logan
84	Sistersville	City	1,327	1,412	−6.02%	Tyler
85	Chesapeake	Town	1,290	1,335	−3.37%	Kanawha
86	Parsons †	City	1,289	1,327	−2.86%	Tucker
87	Mabscott	Town	1,282	1,341	−4.40%	Raleigh
88	Mount Hope	City	1,276	1,125	+13.42%	Fayette
89	Ansted	Town	1,272	1,303	−2.38%	Fayette
90	Montgomery	City	1,224	1,275	−4.00%	Fayette Kanawha
91	Buffalo	Town	1,205	1,211	−0.50%	Putnam
92	Barrackville	Town	1,201	1,201	0.00%	Marion
93	Benwood	City	1,191	1,252	−4.87%	Marshall
94	Rainelle	Town	1,159	1,190	−2.61%	Greenbrier
95	Belle	Town	1,106	1,169	−5.39%	Kanawha
96	Sophia	Town	1,082	1,130	−4.25%	Raleigh
97	Glenville †	Town	1,079	1,129	−4.43%	Gilmer
98	Monongah	Town	1,039	965	+7.67%	Marion
99	Pennsboro	City	1,014	1,054	−3.80%	Ritchie
100	Bolivar	Town	1,005	1,036	−2.99%	Jefferson
101	Hamlin †	Town	992	1,039	−4.52%	Lincoln
102	New Cumberland †	City	984	1,020	−3.53%	Hancock
103	Marlinton †	Town	969	998	−2.91%	Pocahontas
104	Chapmanville	Town	956	1,020	−6.27%	Logan
105	Athens	Town	942	962	−2.08%	Mercer
106	Alderson	Town	941	975	−3.49%	Greenbrier Monroe
107	Poca	Town	864	874	−1.14%	Putnam
108	Clendenin	Town	862	854	+0.94%	Kanawha
109	Carpendale	Town	847	860	−1.51%	Mineral
110	Rupert	Town	847	877	−3.42%	Greenbrier
111	Sutton †	Town	836	863	−3.13%	Braxton
112	Belmont	City	834	875	−4.69%	Pleasants
113	Mason	Town	834	866	−3.70%	Mason
114	Cameron	City	821	861	−4.65%	Marshall
115	North Hills	Town	817	834	−2.04%	Wood
116	Rivesville	Town	813	828	−1.81%	Marion
117	East Bank	Town	791	822	−3.77%	Kanawha
118	Bethany	Town	756	781	−3.20%	Brooke
119	Berkeley Springs (Bath) †	Town	752	753	−0.13%	Morgan
120	Gassaway	Town	734	759	−3.29%	Braxton
121	Man	Town	727	772	−5.83%	Logan
122	Smithers	City	709	754	−5.97%	Fayette Kanawha
123	Gary	City	703	773	−9.06%	McDowell
124	White Hall	Town	703	700	+0.43%	Marion
125	Piedmont	Town	701	718	−2.37%	Mineral
126	Elizabeth †	Town	698	724	−3.59%	Wirt
127	Lumberport	Town	695	717	−3.07%	Harrison
128	Cedar Grove	Town	691	718	−3.76%	Kanawha
129	Webster Springs (Addison) †	Town	689	731	−5.75%	Webster
130	Glasgow	Town	684	703	−2.70%	Kanawha
131	Middlebourne †	Town	678	717	−5.44%	Tyler
132	Grant Town	Town	674	685	−1.61%	Marion
133	Fort Gay	Town	661	675	−2.07%	Wayne
134	Triadelphia	Town	651	669	−2.69%	Ohio
135	Danville	Town	640	672	−4.76%	Boone
136	West Union †	Town	639	653	−2.14%	Doddridge
137	Pineville †	Town	610	645	−5.43%	Wyoming
138	Beverly	Town	602	622	−3.22%	Randolph
139	Thomas	City	602	611	−1.47%	Tucker
140	Davis	Town	581	600	−3.17%	Tucker
141	Ridgeley	Town	577	591	−2.37%	Mineral
142	War	City	559	623	−10.27%	McDowell
143	Mill Creek	Town	542	560	−3.21%	Randolph
144	Gauley Bridge	Town	530	553	−4.16%	Fayette
145	Reedsville	Town	526	530	−0.75%	Preston
146	Beech Bottom	Village	524	553	−5.24%	Brooke
147	Masontown	Town	505	510	−0.98%	Preston
148	Anmoore	Town	501	513	−2.34%	Harrison
149	West Hamlin	Town	500	524	−4.58%	Lincoln
150	Hartford City	Town	494	503	−1.79%	Mason
151	Grantsville †	Town	471	494	−4.66%	Calhoun
152	Cowen	Town	469	487	−3.70%	Webster
153	Franklin †	Town	468	495	−5.45%	Pendleton
154	Pratt	Town	461	483	−4.55%	Kanawha
155	Clearview	Village	459	472	−2.75%	Ohio
156	Peterstown	Town	449	448	+0.22%	Monroe
157	West Milford	Town	442	449	−1.56%	Harrison
158	Rowlesburg	Town	435	438	−0.68%	Preston
159	Capon Bridge	Town	422	420	+0.48%	Hampshire
160	Union †	Town	415	419	−0.95%	Monroe
161	Paw Paw	Town	410	410	0.00%	Morgan
162	Farmington	Town	398	392	+1.53%	Marion
163	Delbarton	Town	395	422	−6.40%	Mingo
164	Jane Lew	Town	388	408	−4.90%	Lewis
165	Bancroft	Town	384	387	−0.78%	Putnam
166	Matewan	Town	381	412	−7.52%	Mingo
167	Burnsville	Town	380	394	−3.55%	Braxton
168	Junior	Town	376	384	−2.08%	Barbour
169	Clay †	Town	375	396	−5.30%	Clay
170	West Logan	Town	373	399	−6.52%	Logan
171	Fairview	Town	370	373	−0.80%	Marion
172	Lost Creek	Town	348	359	−3.06%	Harrison
173	Pine Grove	Town	344	363	−5.23%	Wetzel
174	Windsor Heights	Village	339	361	−6.09%	Brooke
175	Whitesville	Town	337	361	−6.65%	Boone
176	Lester	Town	326	338	−3.55%	Raleigh
177	Meadow Bridge	Town	314	324	−3.09%	Fayette
178	Gilbert	Town	311	333	−6.61%	Mingo
179	Flemington	Town	304	309	−1.62%	Taylor
180	Hedgesville	Town	301	300	+0.33%	Berkeley
181	Mitchell Heights	Town	299	314	−4.78%	Logan
182	Kermit	Town	294	317	−7.26%	Mingo
183	Tunnelton	Town	291	296	−1.69%	Preston
184	Harpers Ferry	Town	268	269	−0.37%	Jefferson
185	Bramwell	Town	265	276	−3.99%	Mercer
186	Valley Grove	Village	265	275	−3.64%	Ohio
187	Wardensville	Town	262	269	−2.60%	Hardy
188	Newburg	Town	258	259	−0.39%	Preston
189	Flatwoods	Town	257	264	−2.65%	Braxton
190	Kimball	Town	253	145	+74.48%	McDowell
191	Durbin	Town	249	231	+7.79%	Pocahontas
192	Albright	Town	246	249	−1.20%	Preston
193	Ellenboro	Town	243	221	+9.95%	Ritchie
194	Hundred	Town	242	255	−5.10%	Wetzel
195	Iaeger	Town	230	257	−10.51%	McDowell
196	Hillsboro	Town	227	232	−2.16%	Pocahontas
197	Henderson	Town	221	228	−3.07%	Mason
198	Hendricks	Town	220	228	−3.51%	Tucker
199	Handley	Town	214	223	−4.04%	Kanawha
200	Quinwood	Town	213	222	−4.05%	Greenbrier
201	Hambleton	Town	211	218	−3.21%	Tucker
202	Northfork	Town	208	231	−9.96%	McDowell
203	Elk Garden	Town	207	212	−2.36%	Mineral
204	Bayard	Town	193	201	−3.98%	Grant
205	Davy	Town	189	209	−9.57%	McDowell
206	Womelsdorf (Coalton)	Town	185	189	−2.12%	Randolph
207	Bradshaw	Town	183	207	−11.59%	McDowell
208	Sand Fork	Town	175	180	−2.78%	Gilmer
209	Worthington	Town	175	179	−2.23%	Marion
210	Falling Spring	Town	169	170	−0.59%	Greenbrier
211	Cairo	Town	167	176	−5.11%	Ritchie
212	Huttonsville	Town	157	163	−3.68%	Randolph
213	Keystone	City	157	176	−10.80%	McDowell
214	Sylvester	Town	154	171	−9.94%	Boone
215	Anawalt	Town	151	165	−8.48%	McDowell
216	Reedy	Town	147	150	−2.00%	Roane
217	Montrose	Town	139	145	−4.14%	Randolph
218	Rhodell	Town	137	141	−2.84%	Raleigh
219	Oakvale	Town	131	133	−1.50%	Mercer
220	Pullman	Town	131	135	−2.96%	Ritchie
221	Pax	Town	130	136	−4.41%	Fayette
222	Leon	Town	129	137	−5.84%	Mason
223	Brandonville	Town	128	129	−0.78%	Preston
224	Camden-on-Gauley	Town	122	126	−3.17%	Webster
225	Blacksville	Town	119	118	+0.85%	Monongalia
226	Smithfield	Town	96	103	−6.80%	Wetzel
227	Friendly	Town	94	101	−6.93%	Tyler
228	Harman	Town	94	95	−1.05%	Randolph
229	Auburn	Town	78	79	−1.27%	Ritchie
230	Bruceton Mills	Town	61	63	−3.17%	Preston
231	Thurmond	Town	2	5	−60.00%	Fayette

Former towns

These communities were once towns but disincorporated.

• Dunlow
• East Lynn
• Jefferson
• Littleton
• Rhodell
• Institute

See also

• West Virginia
• List of census-designated places in West Virginia

References

1. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2024.