Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkersburg, West Virginia | |
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Downtown Parkersburg as viewed from Fort Boreman Historical Park in 2006 | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: Where West Virginia Began | |
Interactive map of Parkersburg, West Virginia | |
Parkersburg Parkersburg | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′58″N 81°32′32″W / 39.26611°N 81.54222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wood |
| Incorporated | 1810 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tom Joyce (R) |
| Area | |
• City | 12.33 sq mi (31.94 km2) |
| • Land | 11.78 sq mi (30.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) 4.29% |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 29,749 |
• Estimate (2021) | 29,403 |
| • Density | 2,500/sq mi (960/km2) |
| • Metro | 92,082 (US: 365th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26101, 26102, 26103, 26104, 26105, 26106 |
| Area codes | 304, 681 |
| FIPS code | 54-62140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390632 |
| Website | parkersburgwv |
Parkersburg is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-most populous city and the center of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The city's population was 29,749 at the 2020 census, and its metro population was 89,490.