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Berkeley County

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Also known as Berkeley County, West Virginia, Berkeley County, Virginia, Berkeley County, WV

county in West Virginia, United States of America

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Country
United States
State
West Virginia
Founded
May 15, 1772
Seat
Martinsburg
Commission president
Jim Whitacre ( R )
County commission
James Barnhart, H.D. Boyd ( R ) , Steve Catlett ( R )
Total
321.56 sq mi (832.8 km )
Land
321.15 sq mi (831.8 km )
Water
0.41 sq mi (1.1 km ) 0.5%
Rank
40th
Estimate 2025
139,522
Density
380.12/sq mi (146.77/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer dst
UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes
304, 681
Congressional district
2nd
Senate districts
15th , 16th
House of delegates districts
90th-97th

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Population
122076
Area
833
Image
Lick Run Plantation WV3.jpg
Households
45702
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Commons category
Berkeley County, West Virginia
inception
1772-02-10
water as percent of area
0.1
native label
Berkeley County
per capita income
31415
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Berkeley County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the eastern panhandle region of West Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Hagerstown–Martinsburg metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 122,076, making it the second-most populous of West Virginia's 55 counties, behind Kanawha County. The City of Martinsburg is the county seat.

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