Wheeling is a city located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, situated within both Ohio and Marshall counties. It serves as the county seat of Ohio County and is positioned along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
As of the 2020 census, Wheeling is the most populous city in the state's northern panhandle and the fifth-most populous city in West Virginia, with a population of 27,062. The surrounding Wheeling metropolitan area recorded a total of 139,513 residents in 2020.