Wheeling is the largest city in the Wheeling-Belmont County (Ohio) Metropolitan Statistical Area that includes Ohio and Marshall Counties, WV, and Belmont County, OH. Wheeling is located 55 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh, 120 miles from Columbus, Ohio, and 130 miles from Cleveland, Ohio.

From the region’s largest trail system, to national schools of excellence, to a reorganized municipal government, the City of Wheeling offers a dynamic environment for you, your family and your business.

There are many features that are unique to this area and we are proud of them! Our businesses enjoy the business climate as well with our advanced, motivated work force. The work force also enjoys being active in our various professional organizations. The area boasts year-round entertainment, leisure, sports, music, festivals, dining, shopping, and much more.

We are hardworking, dedicated people who enjoy an unrivaled quality of life. From our nationally ranked schools to award-winning hospitals, Wheeling is an exceptional place to raise a family. There are a plethora of year-round recreational activities including golf, boating, water sports, snow skiing, biking, hiking, tennis, skateboarding, swimming, and many more. Year-round entertainment is another amazing feature of the city including local, regional, and national concert series, festivals, pro sporting events, or try you luck with all of your favorite slots and table games. Wheeling is your place.

As we move progressively forward, we aspire to be the business, entertainment and cultural center of the Ohio Valley. City Council and partners Regional Economic Development Partnership, The Wheeling Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation, The Chamber of Commerce, and others are diligently working to reinvent our downtown area. This is an exciting project with unprecedented development and growth potential. Please check out our plan Wheeling 2020.

Wheeling and Ohio County offer nationally superior public, parochial and private elementary and secondary schools.

Wheeling Jesuit University provides an outstanding curriculum in addition to extracurricular activities. WJU is the home of the National Technology Transfer Center and NASA’s premier Challenger Learning Center.

West Liberty State College and West Virginia Northern Community College round out our excellent higher educational institutions.

Looking for recreational opportunity? Oglebay Park and Resort Center remains the nation’s model municipal park and continues to offer outstanding recreational opportunity to both residents and visitors. Its Festival of Lights attracts a million visitors annually. Its growing flower displays will soon surpass the Festival of Lights. Swimming, tennis, horseback riding, picnicking, hiking, skiing and fishing will augment your visits to the museums, shops, conference and special events centers, and outdoor summer entertainment series. Two professional golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones and Arnold Palmer are in addition to the Crispin Center golf course and a par three course.

Wheeling Park and 35 neighborhood playgrounds and ball fields dot the city.

Our paved trail system which is the region’s largest and our state’s largest urban system has 24 miles already constructed for walkers, joggers, cyclists and roller bladers. Additional miles are funded and in design stages.

The Wheeling Symphony is a metropolitan class orchestra, with 35 performances annually. Jamboree USA welcomes residents and visitors to weekly shows by top country music artists. The OVations Youth Orchestra was one of two of our nation’s youth symphonies to participate in an international youth festival in Australia. Plans are in the works for a tour of Europe.

Housing Cost

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,750

Demographics

Population in July 2007: 29,101. Wheeling covers 13.9 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 672 feet above sea level.

Zip codes: 26003 - Area code: 304

Weather

Wheeling, WV climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 30's.

The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 85.20 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 21.40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 21 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 17 degrees Fahrenheit.

The annual average precipitation at Wheeling is 40.34 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is July with an average rainfall of 4.92 Inches.

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