Map of Charleston, West Virginia, United States
Charleston is the administrative centre of West Virginia, United States, with a population of about 46,838. It lies at 38.3498°N, 81.6326°W, about 182 m above sea level. Charleston is about 404 km (251 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Huntington, 71 km to the west.
Charleston at a glance
Country
Region
West Virginia
Population
46,838GeoNames
Coordinates
38.3498, -81.632638°20′59″N 81°37′57″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
404 km (251 mi)
Where is Charleston?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 29 min on the shortest day to 14 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Charleston
- Huntington — 71 km west
- Meads — 94 km west
- Blacksburg — 164 km southeast
- Lancaster — 173 km northwest
- Roanoke — 191 km southeast
- Newark — 201 km north
- Reynoldsburg — 205 km northwest
- Grove City — 212 km northwest
- Columbus — 214 km northwest
- Gahanna — 214 km northwest
Largest cities in West Virginia
- Huntington — 48,638
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Other places named Charleston
- Charleston — South Carolina, United States
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.