The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]

Washington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,175 at the 2010 census. [3] The community was named after George Washington. [5]

Washington Map. Washington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,175 at the 2010 census.

There are 55 counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Find A County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved February 4, 2013. (Find a county) ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lewis, Virgil (1896). History and Government of West Virginia (1st ed.). New York: Werner School Book Company. pp. 264–270. (WV County Founding Dates and Etymology).

Washington is located in the Mid-Ohio Valley Region in northwestern West Virginia. Washington, West Virginia (WV), on the Ohio River in Wood County, takes its name from Washington Bottom, a flats along the river owned by George Washington.

Washington ranks in the lower quartile for Population Density when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in West Virginia. See peer rankings below. The primary coordinate point for Washington is located at latitude 39.2612 and longitude …

Jan 13, 2025 · Check the list of 55 Counties in West Virginia and their County Seats in alphabetical order by populations, areas, date of formation and more at Whereig.com.

Mar 1, 2025 · ZIP Code: Washington, WV has only 1 Standard ZIP assigned to it by the U.S. Postal Service. County: The County, Parish, Borough, or Planning Region that ZIPs in Washington, WV at least partially reside in. These can be completely inside the County, or they can cross into several Counties.

Washington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Washington is a census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg - Marietta - Vienna , WV- OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.