West Virginia Cities and Places

New Haven is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,485 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after New Haven, Connecticut, the native home of the local mine proprietors. New Haven town overview: ... Read more

Pageton is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 187. Pageton is located on the Tug Fork Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railway, along the Pocahontas seam of rich bituminous coal. Pageton is located on State Route 161 between Thorpe and Anawalt. ... Read more

Page is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 224. It was named for William Nelson Page (1854-1932), a civil engineer and industrialist who lived in nearby Ansted, where he managed Gauley Mountain Coal Company and many iron, coal, and ... Read more

Nettie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Nettie is the location of the southern convergence of state routes 20 and 39. As of the 2020 census, its population was 494. Nettie CDP overview: Name: Nettie CDP LSAD Code: 57 LSAD Description: CDP (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Nicholas County ... Read more

Pinch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,262 at the 2010 census. The community was named after nearby Pinch Creek. Pinch CDP overview: Name: Pinch CDP LSAD Code: 57 LSAD Description: CDP (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Kanawha County Elevation: 715 ft (218 m) Total Area: 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²) ... Read more

Piedmont is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD–WV metropolitan statistical area. The population was 716 at the 2020 census. Piedmont was chartered in 1856 and the town is the subject of Colored People: A Memoir by Piedmont native Henry Louis Gates Jr. Piedmont town overview: ... Read more

Pickens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Pickens is 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville. It is the home of the Cunningham-Roberts Museum. Pickens has a post office with ZIP code 26230. As of the 2010 census, its population was 66. Pickens had its start in 1892 when the ... Read more

Philippi (‘FILL-uh-pea’) is a city in and the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 2,929 at the 2020 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as the “Philippi Races”. Although a minor skirmish, this is considered the ... Read more

Peterstown is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 456 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Christian Peters, a pioneer settler. The town is the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) Jones Diamond by Grover C. Jones and his son, William “Punch” ... Read more

Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Grant County. Petersburg city overview: Name: Petersburg city LSAD Code: 25 LSAD Description: city (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Grant County Elevation: 935 ft (285 m) Total Area: 1.62 sq mi (4.19 km²) Land Area: ... Read more

Pentress is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 7 northwest of the city of Morgantown, the county seat of Monongalia County. Its elevation is 951 feet (290 m). “Pentress” is not the only name the community has had; at various times in its history, it ... Read more

Prichard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 461. It is located along the Big Sandy River and U.S. Route 52. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a population of 287,702 according to the US ... Read more