Back Parkersburg (Virchinia Occidental) AN باركرسبورغ Arabic باركرسبورج ARZ Parkersburg (Virxinia Occidental) AST Паркърсбърг (Западна Вирджиния) Bulgarian Parkersburg (West Virginia) Breton Parkersburg (Virgínia de l'Oest) Catalan Паркерсбург (Малхбузен Верджиния) CE Parkersburg (kapital sa kondado) CEB Parkersburg Czech
Parkersburg, West Virginia | |
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 Downtown Parkersburg as viewed from Fort Boreman Historical Park in 2006 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): The Burg, P-Burg, PKB, The Savings Bond Capital of America, Marble Capital of the World | |
| Motto: Where West Virginia Began | |
 Location of Parkersburg in Wood County, 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)[1] |
| 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 | |
• City | 29,749 |
• Estimate (2021)[4] | 29,403 |
| • Density | 2,487/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 code(s) | 304, 681 |
| FIPS code | 54-62140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390632[3] |
| Website | parkersburgwv |
Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, West Virginia, United States.[5] 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.[4] The city is about 14 miles (23 km) south of Marietta, Ohio.
- ^ "Tom Joyce wins second term as Parkersburg's mayor". The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parkersburg, West Virginia
- ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.