West Virginia has 230 incorporated cities, towns and villages, home to 599,851 of the state’s 1,766,147 residents in 2025. Aria builds small business websites for companies in any of them for $89 a month, with domain, business email and hosting included and no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.
The largest West Virginia cities
By population, the largest municipalities in West Virginia are Charleston (46,117), Huntington (44,815), Morgantown (30,293), Parkersburg (28,593), Wheeling (25,680), Martinsburg (19,211), Weirton (18,133), Fairmont (18,035), Beckley (16,373) and Clarksburg (15,562).
West Virginia rules for a business with a website
- Corporations and LLCs register first with the West Virginia Secretary of State, and every business must then register with the State Tax Department before it starts operating; both filings go through the One Stop Business Portal. West Virginia Secretary of State, Business Division, plus the West Virginia Tax Division
- A business that uses a name other than the one it was formed under registers a trade name (DBA) with the West Virginia Secretary of State, online through the One Stop Business Portal or on paper. A sole proprietorship or general partnership checks name availability with the State Tax Department first. Official source
- West Virginia’s state sales and use tax rate is 6%, and a municipality may add up to 1% more. West Virginia Tax Division
- West Virginia law requires a business to notify consumers when a breach exposes their unencrypted personal information; notices are sent to the Attorney General’s office at DataBreachNotice@wvago.gov. W. Va. Code Sections 46A-2A-101 to 46A-2A-105
This is general information, not legal advice.
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- Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates for incorporated places.
- List of municipalities: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer (incorporated places).
