Parkersburg, West Virginia

E19277

city county seat

Parkersburg, West Virginia is a mid-sized city along the Ohio River that serves as a regional economic and transportation hub in western West Virginia.

Aliases (2)

Parkersburg ×1
Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	304 → 681 →
averageJanuaryTemperature	around 30 °F →
averageJulyTemperature	around 75 °F →
borderedByState	Ohio →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
countrySubdivision	Appalachia →
county	Wood County, West Virginia →
elevation	approximately 187 meters → approximately 614 feet →
GNISFeatureID	1544536 →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasAirport	Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport →
hasAttraction	Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park → Fort Boreman Park → Oil and Gas Museum →
hasBridge	Blannerhassett Island Bridge → Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge →
hasCollege	West Virginia University at Parkersburg →
hasHistoricDistrict	Julia-Ann Square Historic District →
hasHospital	Camden Clark Medical Center →
incorporatedAsCity	1860 →
isCountySeatOf	Wood County, West Virginia →
knownFor	manufacturing → oil and gas industry history → transportation and logistics →
locatedIn	western West Virginia →
locatedInRegion	Mid-Ohio Valley →
locatedOnRiver	Little Kanawha River → Ohio River →
majorHighway	Interstate 77 → U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED → West Virginia Route 2 →
namedAfter	Alexander Parker →
nearCity	Marietta, Ohio →
originalName	Newport →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area →
population	approximately 30,000 (2020 census) →
postalCode	26101 →
role	regional economic hub → regional transportation hub →
servedByRailroad	CSX Transportation →
state	West Virginia →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Interstate 77 →	connectsCity
Ohio Valley region ("Parkersburg") →	hasMajorCity
U.S. Route 50 →	passesThroughCity
Edwin Catmull ("Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States") →	placeOfBirth