Bessemer City, North Carolina
Bessemer City, North Carolina | |
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| Nickname: City with a Heart | |
Location of Bessemer City, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′03″N 81°16′58″W / 35.28417°N 81.28278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Gaston |
| Incorporated | March 6, 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Becky Smith |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.26 sq mi (13.63 km2) |
| • Land | 5.22 sq mi (13.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,428 |
| • Density | 1,038.85/sq mi (401.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28016 |
| Area code | 704 |
| FIPS code | 37-05220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403865 |
| Website | www |
Bessemer City is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 5,340 (as of the 2010 census). The city is approximately 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Gastonia and 25 miles (40 km) west of Charlotte. It was settled in 1756 and founded in 1893.