{"id":8738,"date":"2023-10-06T07:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8738"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:25:03","slug":"monongalia-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/monongalia-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Monongalia County, West Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monongalia County is a county in West Virginia, United States, about 75 miles south of
\nPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It had a population of 105,822 at the 2020 census, an estimated 107,991
\nby 2025, and covers 366 square miles (950 km2) centred near 39\u00b038\u2032N 80\u00b003\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Morgantown is the county seat and the county’s largest city; its postal code is 26505. The county
\nholds 2 cities, 3 incorporated towns and 5 census-designated places, plus dozens of smaller
\nunincorporated communities, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 54061.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Monongalia County<\/h2>\n

Monongalia County has 101 named places on record: 2 cities, 3 incorporated towns, 5
\ncensus-designated places (CDPs) and 91 unincorporated communities with no local government of
\ntheir own. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads, former mining
\npatches and rural neighborhoods with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Morgantown<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n30,347<\/td>\n26505<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cheat Lake<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n9,930<\/td>\n26508<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brookhaven<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n5,707<\/td>\n26508<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westover<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n3,955<\/td>\n26502<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star City<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n1,779<\/td>\n26505<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Granville<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n1,355<\/td>\n26534<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cassville<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n1,268<\/td>\n26527<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pentress<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n135<\/td>\n26544<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blacksville<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n26521<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Booth<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maidsville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n26541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wana<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n26590<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pursglove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n26546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Osage<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n26543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dellslow<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n26531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Osage sits in an odd spot in the record: older Census Bureau lists group it with the county’s
\nCDPs, but the current place list files it as an unincorporated community, and its ZIP now shows
\nzero residents. Beyond the 15 places above, the county carries roughly 86 more unincorporated
\nplace-names with no separate population count or ZIP of their own — among them Arnettsville,
\nBula, Chestnut Ridge, Fort Martin, Sabraton, Stewartstown, Suncrest Lake and Van Voorhis. Most of
\nthese are addressed through the Morgantown (26505, 26508) or Westover (26502) post offices.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n