City profile · United States · North America
Charleston
City population
46,838
#950
in United States
#2
in West Virginia
#12,145
worldwide
38.350, -81.633 · 404 km from Washington
About Charleston
Charleston is a city in West Virginia, United States with a population of 46,838. It is the 950th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 12,145th largest worldwide. It lies 404 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 11
Elevation
182 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.350, -81.633
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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