Greenbrier County

Also known as Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Greenbrier County, Virginia, Greenbrier County, WV

county in West Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: West Virginia
Founded: October 20, 1778
Named after: Greenbrier River
Seat: Lewisburg
County commission president: Lowell Rose (R)
County commission: Richie Holliday (R) , Tammy Tincher (R)
Total: 1,025 sq mi (2,650 km )
Land: 1,020 sq mi (2,600 km )
Water: 4.9 sq mi (13 km ) 0.5%
Rank: 2nd
Estimate 2025: 31,578
Density: 32.3/sq mi (12.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes: 304, 681
Congressional district: 1st
Senate district: 10th

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Wikidata facts

Population: 32977
Area: 2653
Official website: www.greenbriercounty.net
Image: Greenbrier County, Courthouse.jpg
Households: 15436

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inception: 1778-10-20
water as percent of area: 0.5
native label: Greenbrier County
Commons category: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
per capita income: 26330

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Greenbrier County (/ˈɡriːnbraɪ.ər/) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,977. Its county seat is Lewisburg. The county was formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Montgomery Counties in Virginia.

Greenbrier County is, in terms of total area, the second largest county in West Virginia, only behind Randolph County.