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
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Fairmont
Beckley
Clarksburg

List of municipalities

County seat
State capital and county seat

2022 Rank	City	Type	2022 Estimate^[1]	2020 Census	Change	County
1	Charleston ††	City	47,129	48,864	−3.55%	Kanawha
2	Huntington †	City	45,746	46,842	−2.34%	Cabell Wayne
3	Morgantown †	City	30,277	30,347	−0.23%	Monongalia
4	Parkersburg †	City	29,193	29,738	−1.83%	Wood
5	Wheeling †	City	26,391	27,052	−2.44%	Ohio Marshall
6	Martinsburg †	City	18,953	18,777	+0.94%	Berkeley
7	Weirton	City	18,481	19,163	−3.56%	Hancock Brooke
8	Fairmont †	City	18,242	18,416	−0.94%	Marion
9	Beckley †	City	16,749	17,286	−3.11%	Raleigh
10	Clarksburg †	City	15,647	16,061	−2.58%	Harrison
11	South Charleston	City	13,175	13,647	−3.46%	Kanawha
12	Vienna	City	10,506	10,652	−1.37%	Wood
13	St. Albans	City	10,456	10,861	−3.73%	Kanawha
14	Bluefield	City	9,408	9,658	−2.59%	Mercer
15	Bridgeport	City	9,310	9,336	−0.28%	Harrison
16	Oak Hill	City	7,947	8,179	−2.84%	Fayette
17	Moundsville †	City	7,829	8,093	−3.26%	Marshall
18	Dunbar	City	7,203	7,480	−3.70%	Kanawha
19	Charles Town †	City	7,126	6,534	+9.06%	Jefferson
20	Hurricane	City	6,846	6,961	−1.65%	Putnam
21	Elkins †	City	6,800	6,934	−1.93%	Randolph
22	Nitro	City	6,458	6,624	−2.51%	Kanawha Putnam
23	Princeton †	City	5,724	5,872	−2.52%	Mercer
24	Ranson	Corporation	5,666	5,433	+4.29%	Jefferson
25	New Martinsville †	City	5,143	5,204	−1.17%	Wetzel
26	Buckhannon †	City	5,106	5,186	−1.54%	Upshur
27	Keyser †	City	4,849	4,864	−0.31%	Mineral
28	Grafton †	City	4,588	4,722	−2.84%	Taylor
29	Barboursville	Village	4,382	4,456	−1.66%	Cabell
30	Westover	City	4,017	3,955	+1.57%	Monongalia
31	Point Pleasant †	City	3,958	4,070	−2.75%	Mason
32	Weston †	City	3,849	3,952	−2.61%	Lewis
33	Ravenswood	City	3,836	3,865	−0.75%	Jackson
34	Lewisburg †	City	3,832	3,922	−2.29%	Greenbrier
35	Pleasant Valley	City	3,484	3,498	−0.40%	Marion
36	Welch †	City	3,446	3,590	−4.01%	McDowell
37	Summersville †	City	3,369	3,431	−1.81%	Nicholas
38	Ripley †	City	3,063	3,079	−0.52%	Jackson
39	Kingwood †	City	2,968	2,980	−0.40%	Preston
40	Williamstown	City	2,965	2,997	−1.07%	Wood
41	Kenova	City	2,930	3,033	−3.40%	Wayne
42	Williamson †	City	2,916	3,083	−5.42%	Mingo
43	Philippi †	City	2,915	2,929	−0.48%	Barbour
44	Fayetteville †	Town	2,838	2,887	−1.70%	Fayette
45	Madison †	City	2,787	2,913	−4.33%	Boone
46	Milton	Town	2,767	2,811	−1.57%	Cabell
47	Follansbee	City	2,739	2,848	−3.83%	Brooke
48	Bethlehem	Village	2,557	2,605	−1.84%	Ohio
49	Moorefield †	Town	2,495	2,524	−1.15%	Hardy
50	Paden City	City	2,451	2,541	−3.54%	Wetzel Tyler
51	Winfield †	Town	2,377	2,393	−0.67%	Putnam
52	Wellsburg †	City	2,346	2,450	−4.24%	Brooke
53	Shinnston	City	2,289	2,328	−1.68%	Harrison
54	Petersburg †	City	2,277	2,284	−0.31%	Grant
55	Hinton †	City	2,185	2,245	−2.67%	Summers
56	White Sulphur Springs	City	2,170	2,221	−2.30%	Greenbrier
57	Chester	City	2,123	2,208	−3.85%	Hancock
58	Spencer †	City	1,998	2,063	−3.15%	Roane
59	Mannington	City	1,927	1,952	−1.28%	Marion
60	St. Marys †	City	1,808	1,831	−1.26%	Pleasants
61	Belington	Town	1,794	1,805	−0.61%	Barbour
62	Star City	Town	1,782	1,779	+0.17%	Monongalia
63	Stonewood	City	1,771	1,798	−1.50%	Harrison
64	Romney †	City	1,756	1,724	+1.86%	Hampshire
65	Richwood	City	1,640	1,660	−1.20%	Nicholas
66	McMechen	City	1,635	1,697	−3.65%	Marshall
67	Harrisville †	Town	1,568	1,631	−3.86%	Ritchie
68	Ronceverte	City	1,554	1,572	−1.15%	Greenbrier
69	Shepherdstown	Town	1,533	1,531	+0.13%	Jefferson
70	Eleanor	Town	1,522	1,542	−1.30%	Putnam
71	Salem	City	1,496	1,529	−2.16%	Harrison
72	Nutter Fort	Town	1,463	1,493	−2.01%	Harrison
73	Marmet	City	1,447	1,504	−3.79%	Kanawha
74	Glen Dale	City	1,446	1,496	−3.34%	Marshall
75	West Liberty	Town	1,443	1,454	−0.76%	Ohio
76	New Haven	Town	1,435	1,476	−2.78%	Mason
77	Terra Alta	Town	1,420	1,415	+0.35%	Preston
78	Wayne †	Town	1,405	1,443	−2.63%	Wayne
79	Mullens	City	1,403	1,480	−5.20%	Wyoming
80	Oceana	Town	1,403	1,449	−3.17%	Wyoming
81	Sistersville	City	1,376	1,412	−2.55%	Tyler
82	Logan †	City	1,365	1,439	−5.14%	Logan
83	Granville	Town	1,363	1,355	+0.59%	Monongalia
84	Ceredo	City	1,360	1,408	−3.41%	Wayne
85	Chesapeake	Town	1,297	1,335	−2.85%	Kanawha
86	Mabscott	Town	1,295	1,341	−3.43%	Raleigh
87	Ansted	Town	1,287	1,303	−1.23%	Fayette
88	Parsons †	City	1,284	1,327	−3.24%	Tucker
89	Montgomery	City	1,235	1,275	−3.14%	Fayette Kanawha
90	Benwood	City	1,210	1,252	−3.35%	Marshall
91	Buffalo	Town	1,205	1,211	−0.50%	Putnam
92	Barrackville	Town	1,199	1,201	−0.17%	Marion
93	Rainelle	Town	1,180	1,190	−0.84%	Greenbrier
94	Belle	Town	1,125	1,169	−3.76%	Kanawha
95	Sophia	Town	1,093	1,130	−3.27%	Raleigh
96	Glenville †	Town	1,092	1,129	−3.28%	Gilmer
97	Mount Hope	City	1,090	1,125	−3.11%	Fayette
98	Pennsboro	City	1,022	1,054	−3.04%	Ritchie
99	Monongah	Town	1,016	965	+5.28%	Marion
100	Bolivar	Town	1,012	1,036	−2.32%	Jefferson
101	Hamlin †	Town	1,004	1,039	−3.37%	Lincoln
102	New Cumberland †	City	986	1,020	−3.33%	Hancock
103	Marlinton †	Town	981	998	−1.70%	Pocahontas
104	Chapmanville	Town	973	1,020	−4.61%	Logan
105	Alderson	Town	956	975	−1.95%	Greenbrier Monroe
106	Athens	Town	945	962	−1.77%	Mercer
107	Poca	Town	864	874	−1.14%	Putnam
108	Rupert	Town	857	877	−2.28%	Greenbrier
109	Belmont	City	855	875	−2.29%	Pleasants
110	Clendenin	Town	849	854	−0.59%	Kanawha
111	Carpendale	Town	847	860	−1.51%	Mineral
112	Mason	Town	841	866	−2.89%	Mason
113	Sutton †	Town	840	863	−2.67%	Braxton
114	Cameron	City	833	861	−3.25%	Marshall
115	North Hills	Town	819	834	−1.80%	Wood
116	Rivesville	Town	818	828	−1.21%	Marion
117	East Bank	Town	796	822	−3.16%	Kanawha
118	Bethany	Town	762	781	−2.43%	Brooke
119	Berkeley Springs (Bath) †	Town	753	753	0.00%	Morgan
120	Man	Town	740	772	−4.15%	Logan
121	Gassaway	Town	738	759	−2.77%	Braxton
122	Smithers	City	720	754	−4.51%	Fayette Kanawha
123	Gary	City	718	773	−7.12%	McDowell
124	Elizabeth †	Town	711	724	−1.80%	Wirt
125	Webster Springs (Addison) †	Town	704	731	−3.69%	Webster
126	White Hall	Town	704	700	+0.57%	Marion
127	Lumberport	Town	703	717	−1.95%	Harrison
128	Piedmont	Town	703	718	−2.09%	Mineral
129	Middlebourne †	Town	702	717	−2.09%	Tyler
130	Cedar Grove	Town	693	718	−3.48%	Kanawha
131	Glasgow	Town	685	703	−2.56%	Kanawha
132	Grant Town	Town	679	685	−0.88%	Marion
133	Fort Gay	Town	664	675	−1.63%	Wayne
134	Triadelphia	Town	654	669	−2.24%	Ohio
135	Danville	Town	652	672	−2.98%	Boone
136	West Union †	Town	643	653	−1.53%	Doddridge
137	Pineville †	Town	619	645	−4.03%	Wyoming
138	Beverly	Town	615	622	−1.13%	Randolph
139	Thomas	City	603	611	−1.31%	Tucker
140	Davis	Town	579	600	−3.50%	Tucker
141	Ridgeley	Town	579	591	−2.03%	Mineral
142	War	City	575	623	−7.70%	McDowell
143	Mill Creek	Town	548	560	−2.14%	Randolph
144	Gauley Bridge	Town	536	553	−3.07%	Fayette
145	Beech Bottom	Village	533	553	−3.62%	Brooke
146	Reedsville	Town	528	530	−0.38%	Preston
147	Masontown	Town	508	510	−0.39%	Preston
148	West Hamlin	Town	508	524	−3.05%	Lincoln
149	Anmoore	Town	504	513	−1.75%	Harrison
150	Hartford City	Town	498	503	−0.99%	Mason
151	Grantsville †	Town	479	494	−3.04%	Calhoun
152	Cowen	Town	474	487	−2.67%	Webster
153	Franklin †	Town	470	495	−5.05%	Pendleton
154	Pratt	Town	465	483	−3.73%	Kanawha
155	Clearview	Village	464	472	−1.69%	Ohio
156	West Milford	Town	445	449	−0.89%	Harrison
157	Peterstown	Town	443	448	−1.12%	Monroe
158	Rowlesburg	Town	435	438	−0.68%	Preston
159	Capon Bridge	Town	422	420	+0.48%	Hampshire
160	Union †	Town	414	419	−1.19%	Monroe
161	Paw Paw	Town	412	410	+0.49%	Morgan
162	Delbarton	Town	403	422	−4.50%	Mingo
163	Jane Lew	Town	398	408	−2.45%	Lewis
164	Farmington	Town	397	392	+1.28%	Marion
165	Matewan	Town	394	412	−4.37%	Mingo
166	Bancroft	Town	384	387	−0.78%	Putnam
167	Burnsville	Town	383	394	−2.79%	Braxton
168	Clay †	Town	380	396	−4.04%	Clay
169	Junior	Town	380	384	−1.04%	Barbour
170	West Logan	Town	380	399	−4.76%	Logan
171	Fairview	Town	371	373	−0.54%	Marion
172	Lost Creek	Town	353	359	−1.67%	Harrison
173	Pine Grove	Town	349	363	−3.86%	Wetzel
174	Windsor Heights	Village	346	361	−4.16%	Brooke
175	Whitesville	Town	343	361	−4.99%	Boone
176	Lester	Town	329	338	−2.66%	Raleigh
177	Meadow Bridge	Town	317	324	−2.16%	Fayette
178	Gilbert	Town	315	333	−5.41%	Mingo
179	Mitchell Heights	Town	304	314	−3.18%	Logan
180	Flemington	Town	302	309	−2.27%	Taylor
181	Kermit	Town	302	317	−4.73%	Mingo
182	Hedgesville	Town	298	300	−0.67%	Berkeley
183	Tunnelton	Town	291	296	−1.69%	Preston
184	Bramwell	Town	270	276	−2.17%	Mercer
185	Harpers Ferry	Town	267	269	−0.74%	Jefferson
186	Valley Grove	Village	266	275	−3.27%	Ohio
187	Wardensville	Town	265	269	−1.49%	Hardy
188	Kimball	Town	261	145	+80.00%	McDowell
189	Newburg	Town	259	259	0.00%	Preston
190	Flatwoods	Town	258	264	−2.27%	Braxton
191	Albright	Town	247	249	−0.80%	Preston
192	Ellenboro	Town	246	221	+11.31%	Ritchie
193	Hundred	Town	246	255	−3.53%	Wetzel
194	Durbin	Town	245	231	+6.06%	Pocahontas
195	Iaeger	Town	238	257	−7.39%	McDowell
196	Hillsboro	Town	230	232	−0.86%	Pocahontas
197	Henderson	Town	224	228	−1.75%	Mason
198	Hendricks	Town	219	228	−3.95%	Tucker
199	Quinwood	Town	215	222	−3.15%	Greenbrier
200	Elk Garden	Town	214	212	+0.94%	Mineral
201	Northfork	Town	214	231	−7.36%	McDowell
202	Handley	Town	213	223	−4.48%	Kanawha
203	Hambleton	Town	210	218	−3.67%	Tucker
204	Bayard	Town	195	201	−2.99%	Grant
205	Davy	Town	194	209	−7.18%	McDowell
206	Bradshaw	Town	190	207	−8.21%	McDowell
207	Womelsdorf (Coalton)	Town	188	189	−0.53%	Randolph
208	Sand Fork	Town	178	180	−1.11%	Gilmer
209	Worthington	Town	176	179	−1.68%	Marion
210	Matoaka	Town	169	173	−2.31%	Mercer
211	Cairo	Town	168	176	−4.55%	Ritchie
212	Falling Spring	Town	168	170	−1.18%	Greenbrier
213	Keystone	City	160	176	−9.09%	McDowell
214	Sylvester	Town	159	171	−7.02%	Boone
215	Huttonsville	Town	158	163	−3.07%	Randolph
216	Anawalt	Town	155	165	−6.06%	McDowell
217	Reedy	Town	148	150	−1.33%	Roane
218	Montrose	Town	139	145	−4.14%	Randolph
219	Rhodell	Town	138	141	−2.13%	Raleigh
220	Leon	Town	133	137	−2.92%	Mason
221	Pax	Town	132	136	−2.94%	Fayette
222	Pullman	Town	132	135	−2.22%	Ritchie
223	Oakvale	Town	130	133	−2.26%	Mercer
224	Brandonville	Town	128	129	−0.78%	Preston
225	Camden-on-Gauley	Town	125	126	−0.79%	Webster
226	Blacksville	Town	118	118	0.00%	Monongalia
227	Smithfield	Town	98	103	−4.85%	Wetzel
228	Friendly	Town	97	101	−3.96%	Tyler
229	Harman	Town	94	95	−1.05%	Randolph
230	Auburn	Town	78	79	−1.27%	Ritchie
231	Bruceton Mills	Town	61	63	−3.17%	Preston
232	Thurmond	Town	3	5	−40.00%	Fayette

Former towns

These communities were once towns but disincorporated.

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