States That Start With W

States that start with W: 4 US states do, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. The table gives each state's postal abbreviation, capital and largest cities, and the lists below show state capitals and US cities that start with W.

Four states start with W, and they are spread far apart. Washington is in the Pacific Northwest, Wyoming sits in the Rocky Mountains, Wisconsin borders the Great Lakes, and West Virginia lies in the Appalachian region of the East.

Washington causes the most confusion because the national capital shares the name but is not in the state. The state capital is Olympia, while Seattle is the largest city. Wisconsin's capital is Madison and its biggest city is Milwaukee. In Wyoming, Cheyenne fills both roles, and Charleston is the capital of West Virginia.