THE MOUNDSVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Permian Hills setting.
Moundsville city has 2.91 square miles of land in Marshall County. Its Census reference point is in Permian Hills, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Moundsville and Marshall County
Moundsville is associated with Marshall County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Moundsville by land and water
The Census records 0.45 square miles of water within Moundsville, or 13.5% of its total area. It is 11.3 percentage points higher than the 2.2% recorded for Marshall County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Moundsville city has 3.4 times the land area of nearby Glen Dale city (0.85 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

