Keyser, West Virginia

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The city of Keyser is located in Mineral County and is the county seat.

Keyser is 280 feet [85.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Maryland, Ontario and Wisconsin have communities that are also named Keyser.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Keyser had a population of 5,303 people^<2> (or 19.61% of the total population of Mineral County). The population of Keyser represented 0.29% of the total of West Virginia, making it the state's 25th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Keyser had a population of 5,230 people. This is a decrease of 1.38% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Keyser.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Barton (MD)	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	452	5.44% decrease
	Cumberland (MD)	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	20,495	4.75% decrease
	Deer Park (MD)	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	382	5.68% decrease
	Frostburg (MD)	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	7,719	1.96% decrease
	Grantsville (MD)	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	649	4.85% increase
	Lonaconing (MD)	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,125	6.64% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Keyser.

The Commemorative Quarter for West Virginia<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Keyser. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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