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Bedford
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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
- Population
- 6657
- Area
- 17.875493
- Elevation
- 306
- Official website
- www.bedfordva.gov
- Image
- Bedford County Court House.jpg
- Households
- 2650
- Dialing code
- 540
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- Commons category
- Bedford, Virginia
- postal code
- 24523
- inception
- 1782-01-01
- native label
- Bedford
- water as percent of area
- 0.343
- per capita income
- 24233
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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.
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