West Virginia · Census place 5485876

West Liberty, West Virginia

West Liberty is a town in Ohio County, West Virginia with an estimated 1,434 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 73rd largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,434
#73 of 100 in West Virginia
Change since 2020
-1.1%
-16 people
Land area
1.1 sq mi
Density
1,316 / sq mi
State median 1,823
Orange pin: West Liberty. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Charleston.

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West Liberty population, 2020 to 2024

West Liberty lost 16 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.1%. In the latest year it moved by -3.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,452. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Liberty covers 1.09 square miles of land, for 1,316 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so West Liberty is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Liberty is in

All of West Liberty's residents live in Ohio County, which had 41,090 residents in 2024. West Liberty holds 3.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Liberty

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap West Liberty by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 26003, 26074. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where West Liberty is

The Census internal point of West Liberty is at 40.164400, -80.597100. Charleston, the capital, is 137.5 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wellsburg, WV (2,280 people), 8.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 37.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.164400, -80.597100
DMS
40°09'51.84"N 80°35'49.56"W
UTM
17N 534308.9E 4446082.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
86GX5C73+Q5

Daylight in West Liberty

At 40.16° N, West Liberty gets about 15 h 02 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 19 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 43 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Liberty

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Wellsburg, 8.1 miles away, with 2,280 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Liberty, WV?

1,434 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 16 (1.1%) from 1,450 in July 2020.

What county is West Liberty in?

Ohio County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover West Liberty?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 26003, 26074.

How far is West Liberty from Charleston?

137.5 miles (221.3 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from West Liberty.

What is the nearest larger city to West Liberty?

Wellsburg, WV, with 2,280 residents, 8.1 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.