| | Mercer County | WV | 54055 | | Bluefield, WV-VA 14140 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MercerCounty+WV |
| | Boone County | WV | 54005 | | Charleston, WV 16620 | Charleston-Huntington-Ashland,
WV-OH-KY 170 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BooneCounty+WV |
| | Clay County | WV | 54015 | | Charleston, WV 16620 | Charleston-Huntington-Ashland,
WV-OH-KY 170 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=ClayCounty+WV |
| | Kanawha County | WV | 54039 | | Charleston, WV 16620 | Charleston-Huntington-Ashland,
WV-OH-KY 170 | Central | metro county (urban) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=KanawhaCounty+WV |
| | Doddridge County | WV | 54017 | | Clarksburg, WV 17220 | Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV 242 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=DoddridgeCounty+WV |
| | Harrison County | WV | 54033 | | Clarksburg, WV 17220 | Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV 242 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=HarrisonCounty+WV |
| | Taylor County | WV | 54091 | | Clarksburg, WV 17220 | Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV 242 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=TaylorCounty+WV |
| | Mineral County | WV | 54057 | | Cumberland, MD-WV 19060 | | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=MineralCounty+WV |
| | Randolph County | WV | 54083 | | Elkins, WV 21180 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RandolphCounty+WV |
| | Marion County | WV | 54049 | | Fairmont, WV 21900 | Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV 242 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | mining-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=MarionCounty+WV |