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Welcome to Clarksburg ...

The city of Clarksburg is located in Harrison County<1> and is the County Seat for Harrison County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarksburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarksburg has a population of 15,583 people<2> (see below for details).

Clarksburg is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Clarksburg: 304 & 681<4>

The ZIP code for Clarksburg: 26301<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarksburg had an population of 15,583 people. This is a decrease of 6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarksburg had a population of 16,578 people (or 23.94% of the total population of Harrison County). This makes Clarksburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Clarksburg represents 0.89% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,578 people, the population of Clarksburg has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,743 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarksburg.

Communities Also Named Clarksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Clarksburg - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarksburg.

Websites for Clarksburg ...

Official Website: www.clarksburg.com/

Communities near Clarksburg ...

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

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 Clarksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarksburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarksburg. 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 Clarksburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarksburg. Our list includes 32 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarksburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarksburg ...

Looking for more information about Clarksburg? 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 Clarksburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarksburg.

Adding Clarksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Clarksburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarksburg.

The official website for Clarksburg: www.clarksburg.com/

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clarksburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarksburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Clarksburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Clarksburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Clarksburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clarksburg or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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