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
• 
  Martinsburg
• 
  Wheeling
• 
  Fairmont
• 
  Beckley
• 
  Clarksburg

List of municipalities

  County seat
  State capital and county seat

Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted

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.

• Dunlow
• East Lynn
• Jefferson
• Littleton
• Rhodell

See also

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

References

1. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 3, 2024.