Barbour County is a county in West Virginia, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 15,465 at the 2020 census and covers 341 square miles (883 km2) centred near 39\u00b008\u2032N 80\u00b000\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Philippi is the county seat, and its postal code is 26416. The county has 1 city, 2 incorporated towns, 2 census-designated places and roughly 60 unincorporated communities. Barbour County observes Eastern time.<\/p>\n
Barbour County has one incorporated city (Philippi, the seat), two incorporated towns (Belington and Junior), two census-designated places (Century and Galloway), and dozens of smaller unincorporated communities scattered through its river valleys and hollows. The table below uses CDP for census-designated place and Unincorp. for an unincorporated community or hamlet.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippi<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 2,929<\/td>\n | 26416<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belington<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,804<\/td>\n | 26250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Junior<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 26275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Century<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Galloway<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 26349<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adaland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alston<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arden<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Audra<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bear Mountain<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Berryburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Berryburg Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boulder<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brownton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Calhoun<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carrollton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Century Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clemtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Corder Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Corley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cove Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dartmoor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dent<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elk City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Finegan Ford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gage<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hopewell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Independence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jones<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kalamazoo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kasson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kirt<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lantz<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Longview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mansfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meadowville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meriden<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Middle Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Moatsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 26405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Liberty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Murphy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nestorville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Overfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peeltree<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pepper<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasure Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stringtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tacy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Talbott<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tygart Glen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tygart Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Union<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Valley Bend<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Valley Furnace<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vannoys Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Volga<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 26238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wellington Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Werner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Junior<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Berryburg and Berryburg Junction are two separate settlements a short distance apart on the Tygart Valley River, and Century and Century Junction likewise sit near each other but are treated on the census rolls as distinct places — Century as a CDP, Century Junction as an unincorporated crossroads.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the county’s smaller unincorporated communities share one of these six ZIP codes rather than having their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nBarbour County sits in the Allegheny Plateau of north-central West Virginia, a landscape of steep wooded ridges and narrow river valleys. The Tygart Valley River runs north through the middle of the county past Philippi and on toward Grafton, and the county’s terrain is drained by its tributaries, including Teter Creek and the Buckhannon River’s headwaters near the southern line. Barbour County covers 341 square miles of land and 1.8 square miles of water.<\/p>\n Barbour County borders Taylor County<\/a> to the northwest, Preston County to the north, Tucker County to the east, Randolph County<\/a> to the south, Upshur County<\/a> to the southwest, and Harrison County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Barbour County had 15,465 residents at the 2020 census. Philippi, the county seat, is the largest community at 2,929 people, followed by Belington at 1,804. The county’s median household income runs well below the West Virginia median of $55,948, reflecting the decline of the coal-mining economy that once dominated the area. Population density is roughly 45 people per square mile.<\/p>\n Health care and social services, retail, education, accommodation and food service, logging and wood-product manufacturing, trucking and construction are the county’s leading employment sectors today. Bituminous coal mining was historically significant in Barbour County, with underground mines producing roughly seven times the tonnage of surface operations over the county’s mining history. Alderson Broaddus University, a private university, has long been based in Philippi, and the county fairgrounds host the annual Barbour County Fair.<\/p>\n Barbour County was formed on March 3, 1843, from parts of Randolph, Harrison and Lewis counties, when the area was still part of Virginia; West Virginia did not become a separate state until 1863. The county and its seat, Philippi, were both named for Philip P. Barbour (1783–1841), a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and later an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1871 a small section of the county was transferred to the newly organized Tucker County. Philippi is best known for the Battle of Philippi on June 3, 1861, widely regarded as the first organized land engagement of the American Civil War and nicknamed the “Philippi Races” for the speed of the Confederate retreat.<\/p>\n US Route 250 and US Route 119 cross Barbour County, along with West Virginia Routes 20, 38, 57, 76 and 92.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is North Central West Virginia Airport near Clarksburg\/Bridgeport.<\/p>\n Where is Barbour County?<\/strong> What is the population of Barbour County?<\/strong> How big is Barbour County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Barbour County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Barbour County?<\/strong> |