Welcome to Bessemer City ...

The city of Bessemer City is located in Gaston County<1>.

The location of Bessemer City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Bessemer City was established in 1756.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bessemer City has a population of 5,585 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bessemer City is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bessemer City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Bessemer City: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for Bessemer City ...

Official Website:   www.bessemercity.com/

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bessemer City had an population of 5,585 people. This is an increase of 4.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bessemer City had a population of 5,340 people. This makes Bessemer City the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Bessemer City represents 0.06% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 128th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,340 people, the population of Bessemer City increased 4.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,119 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bessemer City.

Communities near Bessemer City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bessemer City.

• Shelby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Mount Holly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
• Belmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <6>
• Lincolnton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <6>
• Clover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <6>
• Cherryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <6>
• Dallas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
• Cramerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramerton
  • Cramerton is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cramerton <6>
• Stanley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <6>
• Lowell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bessemer City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bessemer City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bessemer City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bessemer City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bessemer City. See our Newspapers Page for Bessemer City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bessemer City ...

Looking for more information about Bessemer City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bessemer City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bessemer City.

Adding Bessemer City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bessemer City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bessemer City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bessemer City post office opened in 1891.

We also found Bessemer City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bessemer City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bessemer City: www.bessemercity.com/

The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/