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Wellsburg, WV

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Population
2,255
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
676 ft
Median Home Value
$104,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$624/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$42,868
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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Wellsburg in context.

OverallBest places in West VirginiaPopulation rankingHighest population places in West VirginiaNearest larger communitySteubenville, Ohio6.4 miles away · 17,922 residents.

About Wellsburg

Wellsburg is Brooke County’s seat on the Ohio River, one of West Virginia’s older river towns. The town was laid out in 1790, after the Cox brothers first claimed land here in 1772, and it was renamed for Alexander Wells in 1816. The Wellsburg Historic District preserves the older river-town core, while the Ohio River still supplies the long eastern edge of the map. Wellsburg is the northern panhandle in a compact read: county seat, old streets, and a river doing the boundary work.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+99.7rating

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