Bedford -- U.S. city in Virginia Population (2000): 6299 Housing Units (2000): 2702 Land area (2000): 6.887988 sq. miles (17.839806 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.012830 sq. miles (0.033230 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.900818 sq. miles (17.873036 sq. km) Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51 Location: 37.334591 N, 79.522783 W Headwords: Bedford Bedford, VA Bedford city Bedford city, VA