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Charleston, WV ZIP codes and sales tax by ZIP

Quick answer

These 8 ZIP codes serve Charleston inside Kanawha County, and each carries the same 7% combined sales tax rate. ZIP boundaries are postal delivery routes, not tax boundaries — a ZIP that crosses a city or district line can contain more than one rate, so destination-based sellers should validate by full street address rather than ZIP alone.

ZIP codes in Charleston

All within Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Source: West Virginia Tax Division rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Why ZIP-based rate lookup is unreliable

The USPS creates ZIP codes to route mail efficiently, and it redraws them when carrier routes change. Tax jurisdictions follow municipal annexations, county lines and voter-approved district boundaries instead. In West Virginia, where local jurisdictions set their own increments, the safest practice for remote sellers is to validate the full delivery address against the West Virginia Tax Division lookup at the time of sale.

Charleston sales tax breakdown and calculator