Philippi Police Department

Philippi Police Department serves Philippi, WV. The site of the first land battle of the Civil War, the town contains many reminders of its beginnings as the county seat of Barbour County, Virginia. Its famed Covered Bridge, the only two-lane covered bridge in the federal highway system, leads into an attractive and progressive community of locally owned businesses, professional services, and safe residential areas. The City owns its own electrical system. Fiber-optic cable is available throughout the City with speeds up to one gig. A City-owned 50,000 square foot building and a 20-acre industrial park are available for new industries. The City continues to upgrade utilities, streets, sidewalks, and curbing. Philippi has been designated an “All West Virginia Community” by the state Chamber of Commerce each year for more than a decade, and in 1991 won first place in the All-West Virginia Community for cities of its size. Non-emergency: (304) 457-3700. Dial 911 for emergencies.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Philippi city, WV has an estimated population of 2,919.