West Virginia Cities and Places

Chester is a city in northern Hancock County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. Located immediately south of Ohio and just west of Pennsylvania, Chester is the northernmost city in West Virginia. It is a part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area, and is home to ... Read more

Chesapeake is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,336 at the 2020 census. The town is situated on the Kanawha River. Chesapeake was incorporated on November 1, 1948 as recorded in Book 67 Page 123-124, and named for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which has served the community since ... Read more

Chelyan (/ˈʃiːljən/ SHEEL-yən) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Chelyan is located on the south bank of the Kanawha River, southeast of Chesapeake. It is served by Exit 85 of the West Virginia Turnpike. As of the 2010 census, its population was 776. The community has the name of ... Read more

Cheat Lake is a census-designated place in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, surrounding the Cheat Lake reservoir. The population was 9,930 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown metropolitan area. Cheat Lake CDP overview: Name: Cheat Lake CDP LSAD Code: 57 LSAD Description: CDP (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Monongalia County ... Read more

Durbin is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 235 at the 2020 census. The town has the name of Charles R. Durbin, a local bank official. Durbin town overview: Name: Durbin town LSAD Code: 43 LSAD Description: town (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Pocahontas County Elevation: 2,738 ft (835 m) Total ... Read more

Craigsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,213 at the 2010 census. Craigsville CDP overview: Name: Craigsville CDP LSAD Code: 57 LSAD Description: CDP (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Nicholas County Elevation: 2,313 ft (705 m) Total Area: 6.1 sq mi (15.7 km²) Land Area: 6.1 sq mi (15.7 km²) Water Area: 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) ... Read more

Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,479 at the 2020 census. Dunbar city overview: Name: Dunbar city LSAD Code: 25 LSAD Description: city (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Kanawha County Elevation: 594 ft (181 m) Total Area: 2.81 sq mi (7.27 km²) Land Area: 2.80 sq mi (7.26 km²) Water ... Read more

Dixie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette and Nicholas counties, West Virginia, United States. Dixie is located on West Virginia Route 16, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Gauley Bridge. Dixie has a post office with ZIP code 25059. As of the 2010 census, its population was 291, with 202 residents in Nicholas County and ... Read more

Despard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,004 at the 2010 census. Despard was home to the largest manufacturing enterprise in north central West Virginia in the early 1900s, the Jackson Sheet and Tin Plate Company, after 1905 known as the Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate ... Read more

Delbarton is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. Delbarton town overview: Name: Delbarton town LSAD Code: 43 LSAD Description: town (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Mingo County Elevation: 764 ft (233 m) Total Area: 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km²) Land Area: 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km²) Water Area: 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) Total Population: ... Read more

Deep Water, also known historically as Deepwater, is a census-designated place on the Kanawha River in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 280. It is best known as the starting point of the Deepwater Railway founded in 1898 by William N. Page, which was merged to create ... Read more

Davy is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 420 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1873, the town was originally called Hallsville but the name would change to Davy by 1901. Davy was officially incorporated in 1948. It is a mostly residential community in a coal mining district along ... Read more