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Welcome to West Liberty ...

The town of West Liberty is located in Ohio County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1794.

A typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. Liberty

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Liberty has a population of 1,450 people<2> (see below for details).

West Liberty is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for West Liberty: 304 & 681<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Liberty had an population of 1,450 people. This is a decrease of 5.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Liberty had a population of 1,542 people. This makes West Liberty the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of West Liberty represents 0.08% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 77th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,542 people, the population of West Liberty increased 26.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,220 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Liberty.

Communities Also Named West Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named West Liberty - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio (4) and Pennsylvania (3).

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

Communities near West Liberty ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Weirton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Steubenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Washington County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
  • Moundsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Martins Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Clairsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bellaire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
  • Wintersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
  • Shadyside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>

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 West Liberty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Liberty.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Liberty. 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 West Liberty.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Liberty. See our Newspapers Page for West Liberty.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Liberty ...

Looking for more information about West Liberty? 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 West Liberty, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Liberty.

Adding West Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Liberty 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 West Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the West Liberty post office opened in 1794.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Liberty.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Liberty.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the West Liberty area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the West Liberty area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/