West Union, West Virginia

West Union, West Virginia
West Union, West Virginia
Town
	Main Street in West Union in 2006
	Seal
	Location of West Union in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
	Coordinates: 39°17′44″N 80°46′33″W / 39.29556°N 80.77583°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Doddridge
Area
• Total	0.38 sq mi (0.97 km2)
• Land	0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	669
• Estimate (2021)	661
• Density	2,219.44/sq mi (856.35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26456
Area code	304
FIPS code	54-86116
GNIS feature ID	1548944

West Union, incorporated July 20, 1881, is a town and the county seat of Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States.^[5] The population was 669 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town is located along Middle Island Creek at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 18; the North Bend Rail Trail also passes through the town.^[6]

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.