Bedford

Also known as Bedford, Virginia, Bedford, VA

town in Bedford County, Virginia, United States

Key facts

County: Bedford
Type: Town Council
Total: 8.75 sq mi (22.67 km )
Land: 8.72 sq mi (22.59 km )
Water: 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
Elevation: 1,004 ft (306 m)
Density: 763.2/sq mi (294.7/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 51-05544
Website: http://www.bedfordva.gov
Country: United States
State: Virginia

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bedford
Country: United States
Located in: Bedford County
Population: 6657
Area: 17.875493
Elevation: 306
Capital of: Bedford County
Official website: www.bedfordva.gov
Image: Bedford County Court House.jpg
Households: 2650
Dialing code: 540

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Commons category: Bedford, Virginia
topic's main category: Category:Bedford, Virginia
postal code: 24523
inception: 1782-01-01
native label: Bedford
water as percent of area: 0.343
different from: Bedford
per capita income: 24233

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Encyclopedic overview

Bedford is an incorporated town and former independent city located within Bedford County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It serves as the county seat of Bedford County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,657. It is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.

Bedford County surrounds the town and has the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north, Smith Mountain Lake to the south, Lynchburg to the east, and Roanoke to the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bedford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.