Bessemer City Map
Bessemer City is a small Suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,592 at the 2010 census. The city is approximately 6 miles northwest of Gastonia and 25 miles west of Charlotte. Settled in 1756 and founded in 1893, the city's motto is City with a Heart.
Bessemer City is located at 35°17?3?N 81°16?58?W / 35.28417°N 81.28278°W / 35.28417; -81.28278 (35.284262, -81.282853).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²), of which, 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.70%) is water. Elevation: 904 feet (276 m).
Nearby cities include Lowell, Stanley, Grover, Clover, Cramerton.