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The Huntington-Ashland MSA
The Huntington-Ashland MSA from a state-level zoom
The Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area is a United States metropolitan area that includes 5 counties in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. The MSA is nestled along the banks of the Ohio River within the Appalachian Plateau region. The area is most often referred to locally as the Tri-State region. Sometimes it is also referred to as the KYOVA area, an acronym that refers to the three states that make up the region. In addition, the three largest cities (Huntington, West Virginia; Ashland, Kentucky and Ironton, Ohio) are referred to locally as the River Cities.
[edit] Principal Cities (population > 5,000)
In order of census population:
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In alphabetical order:
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The following prefixes are used for long-distance phone service dialing to the region within the MSA.
[edit] Universities, colleges, and technical schools
Interstate 64
U.S. Route 60
U.S. Route 23
U.S. Route 52
West Virginia Route 2
West Virginia Route 10
West Virginia Route 152
West Virginia Route 527
Kentucky Route 3
John Y. Brown Jr. AA Highway (KY 10)
Industrial Parkway (KY 67)
Kentucky Route 180
Ohio State Route 7
Ohio State Route 93
Ohio Route 527
