Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, with 48,846 residents in 2020. It is in West Virginia's 1st congressional district. It spans 2 state senate and 6 state house districts.
County
| County | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Kanawha County | 100% |
Congressional district
| Congressional district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| West Virginia's 1st congressional district (WV-01) | 100% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Amy Goodwin | 304-348-8033 | citywide |
| U.S. Representative (WV-01) | Carol D. Miller (R) | 202-225-3452 | 100% |
| U.S. Senator | James C. Justice (R) | 202-224-3954 | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | 202-224-6472 · contact form | statewide |
| State Senator (State Senate District 8) | Glenn Jeffries (R) | 50% | |
| State Senator (State Senate District 8) | Kevan Bartlett (R) | 50% | |
| State Senator (State Senate District 17) | Anne Charnock (R) | 50% | |
| State Senator (State Senate District 17) | Tom Takubo (R) | 50% | |
| Delegate (Delegate District 54) | Mike Pushkin (Democratic) | 304-989-6856 | 39% |
| Delegate (Delegate District 55) | J.B. Akers (R) | 304-458-3515 | 22% |
| Delegate (Delegate District 53) | Tristan Leavitt (R) | 15% | |
| Delegate (Delegate District 56) | Kayla Young (Democratic) | 304-561-4234 | 14% |
| Delegate (Delegate District 57) | Hollis Lewis (Democratic) | 7.9% | |
| Delegate (Delegate District 52) | Tresa Howell (R) | 304-400-2700 | 3.1% |
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: Mayors: Open States (public domain); State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).
Local government
- Charleston website: https://www.charlestonwv.gov/
- Charleston laws: search for the Charleston, West Virginia code of ordinances
- Kanawha County website: http://www.kanawha.us
- Kanawha County laws: search for the Kanawha County, West Virginia code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 8 | 50% |
| State Senate District 17 | 50% |
| State house district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Delegate District 54 | 39% |
| Delegate District 55 | 22% |
| Delegate District 53 | 15% |
| Delegate District 56 | 14% |
| Delegate District 57 | 7.9% |
| Delegate District 52 | 3.1% |
ZIP codes
Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in Charleston: the share of that ZIP's residents living in it.
- 25301
- 25302 (75%)
- 25303 (15%)
- 25304 (98%)
- 25305
- 25309 (4.7%)
- 25311 (72%)
- 25312 (3.6%)
- 25314 (87%)
- 25387 (99%)
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Charleston here is the Census Bureau's place boundary as of January 1, 2025. Shares are of 2020 Census population. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.