Data centers in Charleston, West Virginia
No data center in Charleston is on the record. The nearest one planned is Google Putnam Data Center in Putnam County, about 19 miles away, reported. The nearest running is Google Lancaster data center in Ohio, 111 miles away.
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The closest data centers to Charleston
The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in West Virginia and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.
- Nearest one planned
Google Putnam Data Center
Putnam County · Google
No dated entry on the record yet.
About 19 miles from the center of Charleston to Winfield, the seat of Putnam County.
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Google Lancaster data center
Lancaster, Fairfield County · Google
Latest, reported September 19, 2026: Google's Lancaster data center opened in 2023
111 miles from the center of Charleston to the site.
What Charleston has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record
What the city has done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | city | not rated | Charleston City Council introduced rules for data centers on October 5, 2026. wvgazettemail.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Oct 51 act on this rowEvery act on the Charleston row
| 1 | 2026-10-05 |
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What happened
- wvgazettemail.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
The county and nearby counties
Distances run between the centers the Census Bureau gives each place. Every West Virginia county.
Questions about Charleston
Is there a data center near Charleston?
No data center in Charleston is on the record. The nearest one planned is Google Putnam Data Center in Putnam County, about 19 miles from the center of Charleston to Winfield, the seat of Putnam County, reported. The nearest running is Google Lancaster data center in Ohio, 111 miles from the center of Charleston to the site.
answered from the rows aboveIs Charleston allowing new data centers?
Charleston has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Charleston City Council introduced rules for data centers on October 5, 2026.
answered from the rows aboveAbout this data
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/wv/kanawha-county/charleston. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY-NC 4.0.
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For researchers
- Level
- city
- Census GEOID
- 5414600
- Census geography
- Incorporated place, Charleston city
- Rating
- Not rated