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Enter an address or coordinates to see the site's NAD83 and NAD27 coordinates, ground elevation, county and districts, the FM zone and Mississippi side it falls in, and its distance to the Mexican and Canadian borders.
Location
| NAD83 | 37° 15′ 57.4″ N 81° 11′ 19.3″ W37.265944, -81.188694 |
|---|---|
| NAD27 | 37° 15′ 57.0″ N 81° 11′ 20.0″ WNOAA NADCON 5 |
| UTM (NAD27) | UTM Zone 17: 4,124,174.9 m N, 483,252.9 m E |
| Ground elevation | 873.1 m (2,864 ft) AMSLFCC terrain service, USGS 1 arc-second data |
Census geography
| State | West VirginiaGEOID 54 |
|---|---|
| County | Mercer CountyGEOID 54055 |
| Place | Bluefield cityGEOID 5408524 |
| County subdivision | District IGEOID 5405590900 |
| Urban area | Bluefield, WV--VA Urban AreaGEOID 08515 |
| Census tract | Census Tract 22GEOID 54055002200 |
| Census block | Block 4027GEOID 540550022004027 |
| Congressional district | Congressional District 1GEOID 5401 · 120th Congressional Districts |
| State senate district | State Senate District 6GEOID 54006 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Upper |
| State house district | Delegate District 37GEOID 54037 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Lower |
| 2020 block population | 268 |
| FCC market areas | CMA707, BEA047, MTA018, BTA048, PEA095FCC Area API: Cellular Market Area, Economic Area, Major and Basic Trading Areas, Partial Economic Area |
FCC rule zones
| FM zone (§73.205) | Zone II (§73.205(c)) — site is 1.9 km from the Zone I line as approximated here; confirm the zone (a city the line passes through is in Zone I) |
|---|---|
| Mississippi River | EastNew call signs start with W (§73.3550(e)); FM translators use the §74.1235(b)(1) table |
| Mexican border | 1,891 km (1,175 mi) |
| Canadian border | 503 km (312 mi) |
More than 320 km from both borders: no international FM coordination limits apply here (§73.207(b), §74.1235(d)).
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Sources for this data
- Coordinates, address matching and census geography come from the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder; FCC market areas and block population from the FCC Area API. Elevation of the ground: FCC terrain data. NAD27 and UTM: the National Geodetic Survey at NOAA (NADCON 5).
- FM zones are set by §73.205. The Mississippi River divides K and W call letters (§73.3550(e)) and the power tables for FM translators (§74.1235(b)). FM stations less than 320 km from Mexico or Canada are governed by the international agreements (§73.207(b)); boosters and translators in that zone have separate limits (§74.1235(d)).
- The borders, the river and zone lines are plotted from simplified public map data, so any site near a line is flagged for confirmation.
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