Parkersburg, West Virginia

Parkersburg, West Virginia
Downtown Parkersburg as viewed from Fort Boreman Historical Park in 2006
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 / 39.26611; -81.54222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Incorporated1810 (1810)
Government
 • MayorTom Joyce (R)
Area
 • City
12.33 sq mi (31.94 km2)
 • Land11.78 sq mi (30.52 km2)
 • Water0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)  4.29%
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
29,749
 • Estimate 
(2021)
29,403
 • Density2,500/sq mi (960/km2)
 • Metro
92,082 (US: 365th)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26101, 26102, 26103, 26104, 26105, 26106
Area codes304, 681
FIPS code54-62140
GNIS feature ID2390632
Websiteparkersburgwv.gov

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.