Eastern panhandle of West Virginia

Eastern panhandle of West Virginia
The eastern panhandle of West Virginia (highlighted in red)
Area
  Land3,483.66 sq mi (9,022.6 km2)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
276,557
  Density79.4/sq mi (30.7/km2)

The eastern panhandle is one of the two panhandles in the U.S. state of West Virginia; the other is the northern panhandle. It is a small stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia. Some sources and regional associations only identify the eastern panhandle as being composed of Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson Counties. Berkeley and Jefferson Counties are geographically located in the Shenandoah Valley. West Virginia is the only U.S. state with two panhandles.