Bridgeport, Ohio

Bridgeport, Ohio
Downtown Bridgeport
Downtown Bridgeport
Nickname: 
"Gateway to the West"
Location of Bridgeport, Ohio
Location of Bridgeport, Ohio
Location of Bridgeport in Belmont County
Location of Bridgeport in Belmont County
Coordinates: 40°4′20″N 80°44′37″W / 40.07222°N 80.74361°W / 40.07222; -80.74361
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyBelmont
TownshipPease
Government
 • TypeStatutory Village
 • MayorNorma Teasdale
Area
 • Total
1.38 sq mi (3.56 km2)
 • Land1.37 sq mi (3.54 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation656 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,582
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
1,534
 • Density1,158.13/sq mi (447.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43912
Area code740
FIPS code39-08560[4]
GNIS feature ID1064487[2]

Bridgeport is a village in eastern Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It lies across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, at the mouth of Wheeling Creek and is connected by two bridges to Wheeling Island. The population was 1,582 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.