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Bedford

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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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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.

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