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Welcome to Barbour County ...

Time Zone: Barbour County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Philippi is the Seat for Barbour County.

Barbour County was founded in 1843. Barbour was created by taking area from Harrison, Lewis and Randolph Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Barbour had a population of 16,441 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,610 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Barbour represented 0.9% of the total population of West Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Barbour County:

  • Belington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Junior
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Junior is located in Barbour County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Philippi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
    • Philippi is located in Barbour County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.