| | City | County |
| State Abbreviation | WV | | |
| Statehood | June 20, 1863 | | |
| State Capital | Charleston | | |
| State Size | Total (Land + Water): 24,230 sq miles; Land Only: 24,078 sq miles | | |
| Number of Counties | 55 | | |
| State Population (2010) | 1,852,994 | | |
| Electoral Votes | 5 | | |
| State Quarter Issue Date | 14-Oct-05 | | |
| State Motto | Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free) | | |
| State Flower | Rhododendron | | |
| State Bird | Cardinal | | |
| Nickname | Mountain State | | |
| Area Codes | 304, 681 | | |
| Top 5 Cities (2010 population) | Charleston (51,400) | | |
| Huntington (49,138) | | |
| Parkersburg (31,492) | | |
| Morgantown (29,660) | | |
| Wheeling (28,486) | | |
| Major Sports Teams | None | | |
| Federal Prisons | United States Penitentiary, Hazelton | | |
| Federal Correctional Institution | Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley | | |
| Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer | | |
| Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell | | |
| Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown | | |
| State Prisons | Anthony Correctional Center | White Sulphur Springs | Greenbrier County |
| Beckley Correctional Center | Beckley | Raleigh County |
| Charleston Work Release Center | Charleston | Kanawha County |
| Denmar Correctional Center | Denmar | Pocahontas County |
| Huntington Work Release Center | Huntington | Cabell County |
| Huttonsville Correctional Center | Huttonsville | Randolph County |
| Lakin Correctional Center | Lakin | Mason County |
| Martinsburg Correctional Center | Martinsburg | Berkeley County |
| Mount Olive Correctional Complex | Mount Olive | Fayette County |
| Northern Correctional Facility | Moundsville | Marshall County |
| Ohio County Correctional Center | Wheeling | Ohio County |
| Parkersburg Correctional Center | Parkersburg | Wood County |
| Pruntytown Correctional Center | Grafton | Taylor County |
| Saint Marys Correctional Center | Saint Marys | Pleasants County |
| Salem Correctional Center | Salem | Harrison County |
