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West Virginia is in the eastern part of the US because that is where it is. It is called WEST Virginia because it was carved out of the western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia during the Civil War.

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If you mean what side of America it is on, it's in the eastern part of the country. It's surrounded by Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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