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West Virginia USAWebsite:West-Virginia-USA.comUS State of West Virginia
West Virginia is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), Kentucky and across the Ohio River, Ohio (W). West Virginia is known as The Mountain State. West Virginia broke away from Virginia during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and was admitted to the Union as a separate state on June 20, 1863. The US postal abbreviation for West Virginia is WV. The Census Bureau considers West Virginia part of the South, because of the state being below the Mason-Dixon Line. While the USGS considers it a Mid-Atlantic state. Charleston is the capital and largest city; Huntington is the second largest city, followed by Wheeling and Parkersburg.
Eastern Time - USA + CanadaET ~ East Coast TimeEastern Standard Time (EST) = GMT-5 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) = GMT-4
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here What time zone is West Virginia in?West Virginia is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States of America (USA). Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5). Does West Virginia observe Daylight Saving Time?Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving Time (DST) is observed in West Virginia , where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to EDT; which is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4). After the Summer months the time in West Virginia is shifted back by 1 hour to US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or (GMT-5).
Towns and Cities in West Virginia
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