Parkersburg, West Virginia

Parkersburg
City
Downtown Parkersburg as viewed from Fort Boreman Historical Park in 2006
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Nickname(s):  The Burg, P-Burg, PKB, The Savings Bond Capital of America, Marble Capital of the World
Motto:  Where West Virginia Began
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Coordinates: 39°15′58″N 81°32′32″W / 39.26611°N 81.54222°W / 39.26611; -81.54222
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wood
Incorporated	1810
Government
• Mayor	Tom Joyce (R)[1]
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	633 ft (193 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• City	29,749
• Estimate  (2021)[4]	29,403
• Density	2,487.35/sq mi (960.34/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.gov

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.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Parkersburg in 1857, but lacked a crossing over the Ohio River until after the American Civil War. When the B&O completed the Parkersburg Bridge (CSX) 1868–1870 to Belpre, it was the longest railroad bridge in the world.

The Bureau of the Public Debt, an agency of the U.S. Treasury Department, was relocated from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in the late 20th century and headquartered in Parkersburg. In October 2012, it was merged with the Financial Management Service to form the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.