[citation needed] On January 30, 2017, 600,000 gallons of oil spilled from the Seaway Pipeline in Blue Ridge.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.12 square miles (2.9 km2), all land.

At the 2010 census there were 822 people in 284 households, including 210 families, in the city.

There were 323 housing units at an average density of 288.4 per square mile (111.4/km2).

Bratcher Park is located on the west side of the town square behind Blue Ridge City Hall.