Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia | |
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Aerial view of Charleston | |
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| Nickname: Charlie West[1] | |
Location within Kanawha County | |
Charleston Location within West Virginia Charleston Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′50″N 81°38′0″W / 38.34722°N 81.63333°W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| County | Kanawha |
| Founded | 1788 |
| Incorporated | 1794 |
| Area | |
| • City | 32.64 sq mi (84.54 km2) |
| • Land | 31.50 sq mi (81.59 km2) |
| • Water | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 48,864 |
| • Rank | WV: 1st |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (580/km2) |
| • Urban | 140,958 |
| • Metro | 210,605 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25301, 25302, 25304, 25305, 25311, 25314, 25317, 25321-25339, 25350-25358, 25362, 25364, 25375, 25387, 25389, 25392, 25396 |
| Area code(s) | 304/681 |
| FIPS code | 54-14600[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1558347[3] |
| Website | charlestonwv.gov |
Charleston is the capital city of West Virginia, a state of the United States of America. It is where the Elk and Kanawha Rivers join in Kanawha County. As of the 2020 census, Charleston has 48,864 people living in it, which makes it the largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "I'm Charlie West". Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ↑ "METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND PRINCIPAL CITIES, 2003, WITH CODES". U.S. Census Bureau. July 10, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
Other websites
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