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Eight regions, one state.
West Virginians rarely say "the state" when they talk about home — they say the Panhandle, the Coalfields, the Valley. These are the eight regions people actually use.
Eastern Panhandle
Where the Shenandoah meets the Potomac and colonial stone streets still climb the hills. The state's oldest civic history, and its fastest-growing counties.
- County seat
- Martinsburg
- Largest town
- Martinsburg
- Population
- 122,076
- County seat
- Charles Town
- Largest town
- Charles Town
- Population
- 59,053
- County seat
- Berkeley Springs
- Largest town
- Berkeley Springs
- Population
- 17,447
Potomac Highlands
Seneca Rocks, Dolly Sods, and Canaan Valley. Cold nights, quiet skies, and the headwaters of the Potomac reaching back into the mountains.
Northern Panhandle
Weirton, Wheeling, Moundsville — the sliver of West Virginia reaching north between Ohio and Pennsylvania. Steelmaking heritage, Ohio River commerce, and the state's northernmost communities.
North Central
College towns and river valleys along the Monongahela and West Fork. Home to WVU in Morgantown, the coal and glass history of Marion and Harrison, and the I-79 corridor.
- County seat
- Morgantown
- Largest town
- Morgantown
- Population
- 105,822
Mid-Ohio Valley
The Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, small oil-and-gas towns, and Parkersburg's brick downtown. The state's western threshold and its old river commerce.
- County seat
- Point Pleasant
- Largest town
- Point Pleasant
- Population
- 25,453
- County seat
- New Martinsville
- Largest town
- New Martinsville
- Population
- 15,065
Mountain Lakes
Sutton, Summersville, Burnsville — the reservoirs and river country at the state's geographic center. Deep hardwood forests, quiet lakes, and small county seats.
- County seat
- Summersville
- Largest town
- Summersville
- Population
- 24,604
- County seat
- Webster Springs
- Largest town
- Webster Springs
- Population
- 8,114
Kanawha Valley
The state capital and the industrial spine of the Kanawha River. Charleston anchors media, healthcare, and government for a working valley of nearly a quarter-million people.
New River – Greenbrier Valley
One of the oldest rivers on Earth, a national park, and the limestone farms of the Greenbrier Valley. Outdoor recreation meets deep Appalachian farming country.
Southern Coalfields
Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Mercer. The heart of the state's coal history — hollows, company towns, and the people rebuilding what comes next.
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