The county government of Doddridge County sits in West Union, a town of 647 people. For web design in West Union, the aim is plain: be found, be understood, be contacted. Aria’s web design plan for West Union businesses is $89 a month and covers the website, the domain, business email and hosting; you see the finished site on a temporary link before paying anything.
No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.
Why a West Union website can’t be generic
West Union sits on the Middle Island Creek. Water also means storms, insurance and repairs, and customers look for specialists. Real photos from the waterfront and a clear list of services say more than generic scenery.
When West Union customers need you: the seasons
Climate normals for 1991-2020 from Union, 0.6 miles away, put the July average high at 85°F and the January average low at 21°F. Precipitation totals about 49 inches a year, with July the wettest month. About 14 days a year hit 90°F or more. Winter changes what people need: plowing and heating in winter, landscaping and outdoor work the rest of the year. Update the homepage before your busy season: send the changes by email a few weeks ahead.
Sizing up the West Union market
Your West Union audience
At the county level, where the estimates are more precise: households have a median income of $57,401, and half the residents are older than 46.0. Broadband reaches 84.4% of homes, and 7.2% of households are online only through a phone plan. Homeowners are 88.8% of households.
How West Union has changed since 2020
West Union lost 14 residents between 2020 and 2025, according to the Census Bureau’s estimates. Statewide, the change was −1.5%. Without much growth, the customers are mostly the same people every year; the website is how they remember you.
Towns near West Union your website can name
Nearby incorporated places: Pennsboro (10 miles west), Salem (11 miles east), Pullman (12 miles southwest), Auburn (14 miles south), Ellenboro (15 miles west) and Middlebourne (16 miles northwest). A 25-mile radius around West Union takes in 24 other municipalities. North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) is 29 miles east of West Union in a straight line. The nearest large city is Pittsburgh, PA, 90 miles to the northeast. With 1,797 residents per square mile on 0.4 square miles of land, West Union is moderately dense by West Virginia standards. If you serve more than one town, your website can have a service area page that names each of them, so a customer in Auburn or Pullman sees right away that you cover them.
Who you compete with in West Union
ZIP code 26456, which covers West Union and the area around it, had 53 business establishments with employees in 2023. A few examples from the same count:
- Full-service restaurants (3): a menu page you can update by email, your hours and a map, plus a contact form for events and large groups.
In Doddridge County, the Census counted 69 businesses with employees and 284 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. By number of employer establishments, other services (repair, personal care, organizations) leads in Doddridge County (15.9%), followed by construction (14.5%) and health care and social assistance (14.5%). 15.2% of employed residents work in education, health care and social assistance, and 10.2% in public administration. Most of these businesses are small, and the website does the job a front desk would do in a bigger company.
Your website for $89 a month, step by step
Aria works from Curitiba, Brazil, and has built websites for businesses since 2008. We don’t have an office in West Union: the whole process happens online, and the plan is the same $89 a month in any city.
- Sign up online in about 5 minutes; the logo, photos and texts you already have go by email.
- Review the website on a temporary link, ready within 5 business days, and request any changes by email.
- Approve it: the first monthly fee is issued and your domain starts showing the new site.
Changes after launch go by email and are included, and so do quick questions.
- Business website or online store, same price
- Your domain, registered and renewed by us (or the one you already have)
- Business email on your domain: 5 GB, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, SSL certificate and daily backups
- Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
- Ready within 5 business days on a temporary link
Running a website from West Union: the West Virginia rules
A few rules apply to any West Union business that sells or advertises online:
- Accessibility is a federal matter: the Justice Department’s ADA guidance covers the websites of businesses open to the public. ADA.gov guidance
- West Virginia’s state sales and use tax rate is 6%, and a municipality may add up to 1% more. West Virginia Tax Division
This is general information, not legal advice; check with the West Virginia agencies, Doddridge County, the town of West Union or an attorney.
Questions from West Union business owners
Does a small business in West Union need a website?
Yes, because the competition is county-wide: Doddridge County counts 284 nonemployer businesses and 69 with employees (2023). Being findable outside West Union is the point of the website.
Can my website list the towns around West Union that I serve?
Yes. A service area page can name each town you cover, such as Ellenboro, Pullman and Salem.
Do we need to have meetings?
No. Aria is based in Curitiba, Brazil, and works with every client online: material, change requests and questions go by email, and you review the website on a temporary link before it goes live.
Is business email included?
Yes. Business email on your own domain is part of the plan: 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering.
Is there a setup fee?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. There is no lock-in contract either: you can end the service whenever you need.
Put your West Union business on the web
No setup fee, no lock-in contract: you see the finished website first and pay the first month only if you approve it.
- Numbers for West Union come from the U.S. Census Bureau: 2025 population estimates (Vintage 2025), the 2020-2024 American Community Survey (5-year), county figures where the town estimate is too uncertain, County and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2023 and the 2025 Gazetteer (distances in a straight line).
- Climate: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (station USC00469458).
- Founding year, nickname, elevation, waters, colleges, hospitals, airports and parks: Wikidata (item Q3053751), retrieved on October 30, 2026; distances are straight-line.
- The West Virginia rules come from the official sources linked in that section (checked October 30, 2026); county seats from the USGS National Atlas.