Welcome to Morgantown ...

The city of Morgantown is located in Monongalia County<1> and is the County Seat for Monongalia County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morgantown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1795.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morgantown has a population of 30,758 people<2> (see below for details).

Morgantown is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Morgantown: (304) and (681)<4>

The ZIP code for Morgantown: 26505<5>

Websites for Morgantown ...

Official Website:   www.morgantown.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mgnchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morgantown had an population of 30,758 people. This is an increase of 3.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morgantown had a population of 29,660 people (which is 30.66% of the total population of Monongalia County). This makes Morgantown the county's most populous community.

The population of Morgantown represents 1.6% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29,660 people, the population of Morgantown increased 10.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 26,809 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Morgantown.

Communities Also Named Morgantown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Morgantown - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi (3), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morgantown.

Communities near Morgantown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morgantown.

• Fairmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <6>
• Masontown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <6>
• Pleasant Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Kingwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <6>
• Fairchance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
  • Fairchance is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <6>
• Barrackville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrackville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
• Monongah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongah have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongah
  • Monongah is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongah <6>
• Point Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
  • Point Marion is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <6>
• Rivesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivesville
  • Rivesville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rivesville <6>
• Smithfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morgantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morgantown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morgantown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgantown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgantown. Our list includes 42 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Morgantown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgantown ...

Looking for more information about Morgantown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Morgantown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morgantown.

Adding Morgantown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morgantown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morgantown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Morgantown post office opened in 1795.

We also found Morgantown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morgantown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Morgantown: www.morgantown.com/

The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/