Parkersburg is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. 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.
Southeast
Parkersburg
Wood County, WV
Population
29,685
Walk Score
62 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$758
Median home value
$104,200
Founded
1810
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Avery Street Historic District · listed 1986
- Blennerhassett Island Historic District · listed 1972
- Downtown Parkersburg Historic District · listed 2023
- Julia-Ann Square Historic District · listed 1977
- Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District · listed 1992
Notable landmarks
- Bethel AME Church · listed 1998
- Bickel, W.H., Estate · listed 2004
- Blennerhassett Hotel · listed 1982
- Buildings at 512 and 514 Juliana Street
- Carnegie Library · listed 1982
- Case House · listed 1982
- Citizens National Bank · listed 1982
- Cook House · listed 1978
- Cooper, Henry, House · listed 1986
- Elks Club · listed 1982
- First Baptist Church · listed 1982
- First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church · listed 1982
- Fort Boreman · listed 2003
- Gould House/Greater Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce · listed 1982
- House at 10th and Avery Streets · listed 1982
- Jackson Memorial Fountain · listed 1984
- Logan, Henry, Memorial AME Church · listed 1982
- Masonic Temple · listed 1982
- Mather Building/Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers · listed 1982
- Monroe, Dr. W.W., House · listed 2012
- Neale, George, Jr., House · listed 1980
- Oakland · listed 1979
- Oeldorf Building/Wetherell's Jewelers · listed 1982
- Parkersburg Women's Club · listed 1982
- Sharon Lodge No. 28 IOOF · listed 1982
- …and 17 more
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