Bluefield, Virginia
Bluefield, Virginia | |
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Town | |
Virginia Avenue (US 19) | |
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Seal | |
| Nickname: Virginia's Tallest Town | |
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′39″N 81°16′30″W / 37.24417°N 81.27500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Tazewell |
| Founded | 1860s |
| Incorporated | 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donnie Linkous |
| Area | |
• Town | 9.50 sq mi (24.60 km2) |
| • Land | 9.49 sq mi (24.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,369 ft (722 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Town | 5,096 |
| • Density | 537/sq mi (207.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 106,363 (Bluefield Micropolitan Area) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24605 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-08152 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1481874 |
| Website | http://www.bluefieldva.org/ |
Bluefield is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States, located along the Bluestone River. The population was 5,096 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 106,363 in 2020.