Bluefield, West Virginia | |
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Nickname: Nature's Air Conditioned City | |
Coordinates: 37°15′44″N 81°13′07″W / 37.26222°N 81.21861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Mercer |
Government | |
• Mayor | Matthew Knowles |
Area | |
• City | 9.03 sq mi (23.39 km2) |
• Land | 9.03 sq mi (23.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 2,631 ft (802 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 9,658 |
• Density | 1,069/sq mi (412.9/km2) |
• Metro | 106,363 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 24701 |
Area codes | 304, 681 |
FIPS code | 54-08524 |
GNIS feature ID | 2390566[2] |
Website | Official website |
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 9,658 at the 2020 census.[3] It is the principal city of the Bluefield micropolitan area extending into Virginia, which had a population of 106,363 in 2020.