Chester
Chester is a city in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. It is located along the Ohio River in the state's northern panhandle and is the northernmost city in West Virginia.
- Type: Town with 2,400 residents
- Description: city in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Chester (Virginia Occidental)”, “Chester, West Virginia”, “Chester, WV”, and “Mercer”
- Postal code: 26034
Places of Interest
Highlights: Chester teapot and Carnegie Public Library.
Chester teapot
Work of art
Photo: Kurtsampsel, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Liverpool and East Fifth Street Historic District.
East Liverpool
East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.
Chester
- Categories: city in the United States and locality
- Location: Hancock, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.61312° or 40° 36′ 47″ north
Longitude
-80.56285° or 80° 33′ 46″ west
Population
2,400
Elevation
705 feet (215 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US CR5
Open location code
86GXJC7P+6V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Chester” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تشيستر”
- Basque: “Chester”
- Catalan: “Chester”
- Cebuano: “Chester”
- Chechen: “Честер (Малхбузен Вирджини)”
- Chechen: “Честер”
- Chinese: “切斯特”
- Czech: “Chester”
- Danish: “Chester”
- Dutch: “Chester”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تشيستر”
- French: “Chester”
- German: “Chester”
- Gilaki: “چستر (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
- Gilaki: “چستر”
- Greek: “Τσέστερ”
- Irish: “Chester”
- Italian: “Chester”
- Japanese: “チェスター”
- Korean: “체스터”
- Ladin: “Chester”
- Malagasy: “Chester, West Virginia”
- Malagasy: “Chester”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Chester”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chester”
- Norwegian: “Chester”
- Persian: “چستر”
- Polish: “Chester”
- Portuguese: “Chester”
- Russian: “Честер”
- Serbian: “Честер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Chester, West Virginia”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Chester”
- Slovak: “Chester”
- South Azerbaijani: “چزتر، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Spanish: “Chester”
- Swedish: “Chester, West Virginia”
- Swedish: “Chester”
- Tatar: “Честер (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
- Tatar: “Честер”
- Ukrainian: “Честер”
- Urdu: “چیسٹر، مغربی ورجینیا”
- Urdu: “چیسٹر”
- Volapük: “Chester”
- Welsh: “Chester, Gorllewin Virginia”
- Welsh: “Chester”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Thompson Hill and Diamond Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: American Legion Hall and V.F.W. Post 6450 Veterans Memorial Park.
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