How Big Is West Virginia? 24,230 square miles

How big is West Virginia?

West Virginia covers 24,230 square miles (62,756 km²), 24,038 of them land. It is the tenth-smallest state, about the size of Latvia.

square miles

24,230

km²

62,756

acres

15.5 million

football fields

11.7 million

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240 miles by 130

It is about 240 miles long and 130 miles wide.

West Virginia against Latvia

Latvia covers about 25,000 square miles, so West Virginia is about the same size. Drag West Virginia over Latvia on the map above to compare.

Two panhandles

It has two panhandles: a northern one squeezed between Pennsylvania and Ohio, and an eastern one between Maryland and Virginia.

How it compares

15.7×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
2.0×the size of Maryland
76%of the area of South Carolina
3.6%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
89.7×the size of the Little Giant Fire
15.5 millionacres
11.7 millionAmerican football fields
8.79 millionsoccer pitches
18,395×the size of Central Park
127,651×the size of Vatican City
7.0×the size of Yellowstone National Park
127×the size of Lake Tahoe
2.9%of the area of Greenland
88.1×the size of Anglesey
110×the size of the Isle of Man

Questions people ask

How many square miles is West Virginia?

24,230 square miles (62,756 km²), 24,038 of them land.

Is West Virginia bigger than Virginia?

No. Virginia is about 1.8 times its size.

Where does West Virginia rank by size?

41st of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

How long is West Virginia?

About 240 miles (386 km) long and 130 miles (209 km) wide.

How big is West Virginia compared to Texas?

About 9% of the size of Texas.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 24,230 square miles in all, 24,038 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.