Martinsburg, West Virginia

E17570

city county seat

Martinsburg, West Virginia is a small historic city in the eastern panhandle of the state, known as a regional hub for transportation, commerce, and access to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Aliases (5)

City of Martinsburg ×3
City of Martinsburg, West Virginia ×1
Martinsburg ×1
Martinsburg, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area ×1
Ranson, West Virginia ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	304 → 681 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
economySector	light manufacturing → logistics and distribution → retail trade →
elevation	approximately 453 feet →
foundedIn	1778 →
governingBody	Martinsburg City Council →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasEducationalInstitution	Blue Ridge Community and Technical College →
hasFacility	Berkeley Medical Center →
hasHighSchool	Hedgesville High School → Martinsburg High School → Spring Mills High School →
hasHistoricDistrict	Downtown Martinsburg Historic District →
hasHistoricSite	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops → Martinsburg Roundhouse →
hasMilitaryFacilityNearby	167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard →
hasRailStation	Martinsburg station →
incorporatedIn	1868 →
isCountySeatOf	Berkeley County, West Virginia →
knownFor	Civil War history → railroad history →
locatedIn	Berkeley County, West Virginia →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area →
locatedInRegion	Appalachian region →
locatedNearMetropolitanArea	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
locatedOn	Opequon Creek watershed →
namedAfter	Thomas Bryan Martin →
partOf	Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia →
populationEstimateYear	2020 →
postalCode	25401 → 25402 → 25403 → 25404 →
region	Shenandoah Valley area →
servedBy	Interstate 81 → U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED → West Virginia Route 9 →
servedByRail	Amtrak Capitol Limited → MARC Brunswick Line →
state	West Virginia →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportationHubFor	Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amtrak Capitol Limited → MARC → MARC Train →	servesCity
Brunswick Line → Maryland Area Regional Commuter →	connects
Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area ("City of Martinsburg") → Jefferson County, West Virginia ("Ranson, West Virginia") →	contains
Brunswick Line → MARC Brunswick Line →	terminus
National Tracing Center ("Martinsburg") →	city
Martinsburg station →	cityServed
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia →	containsSettlement
Berkeley County, West Virginia →	countySeat
Brunswick Line →	endPoint
Downtown Martinsburg Historic District ("City of Martinsburg") →	governingBody
Berkeley County, West Virginia →	hasCity
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia →	hasCountySeat
Martinsburg City Council ("City of Martinsburg, West Virginia") →	hasJurisdiction
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia →	hasMajorUrbanCenter
United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia →	hasSeat
Berkeley County, West Virginia →	largestCity
Martinsburg station →	locatedIn
National Tracing Center →	location
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 →	mainPlace
Kearneysville, West Virginia →	near
Martinsburg station ("City of Martinsburg") →	ownedBy
Berkeley County, West Virginia ("Martinsburg, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area") →	partOf
West Virginia Route 9 →	passesThrough
Harry F. Byrd Sr. →	placeOfBirth