West Virginia · Census place 5470084
Romney, West Virginia
Romney is a city in Hampshire County, West Virginia with an estimated 1,755 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 62nd largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,755
- #62 of 100 in West Virginia
- Change since 2020
- -0.5%
- -9 people
- Land area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Density
- 1,656 / sq mi
- State median 1,823
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Romney population, 2020 to 2024
Romney lost 9 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.5%. In the latest year it moved by -1.
Romney covers 1.06 square miles of land, for 1,656 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so Romney is close to the typical town.
What county Romney is in
All of Romney's residents live in Hampshire County, which had 23,793 residents in 2024. Romney holds 7.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Romney
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Romney by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 26757. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Romney is
The Census internal point of Romney is at 39.344500, -78.755800. Charleston, the capital, is 168.8 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Keyser, WV (4,802 people), 13.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Alexandria, VA, 96.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.344500, -78.755800
- DMS
- 39°20'40.20"N 78°45'20.88"W
- UTM
- 17N 693393.2E 4357409.1N
- Geohash
- dnzzzf7y2
- Plus code
- 87F386VV+QM
Daylight in Romney
At 39.34° N, Romney gets about 14 h 57 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 24 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 33 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Romney
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Keyser, 13.7 miles away, with 4,802 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Romney, WV?
1,755 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 9 (0.5%) from 1,764 in July 2020.
What county is Romney in?
Hampshire County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Romney?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 26757.
How far is Romney from Charleston?
168.8 miles (271.6 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Romney.
What is the nearest larger city to Romney?
Keyser, WV, with 4,802 residents, 13.7 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.