What County Is Bessemer City, North Carolina In?
Bessemer City is in Gaston County, North Carolina.
- Official code
- 3705220
- Representative coordinates
- 35.284332, -81.282885
- Land area
- 14.845 km²
- Water area
- 0.155 km²
- State
- North Carolina
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County boundaries in Bessemer City
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Coordinates of Bessemer City
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Elevation in Bessemer City
274 m · 899 ft. GNIS archived height at its named reference point (35.2841169, -81.2828239), which may differ from the Census point. Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.
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Time zones in Bessemer City
The representative point uses America/New_York.
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/New_York | UTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
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