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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended Commission File Number
December 31, 1995 0-11733

CITY HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


West Virginia 55-0619957
(State of other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

3601 MacCorkle Avenue, Southeast
Charleston, West Virginia 25304
(Address of principal offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (304) 925-6611

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: COMMON STOCK,
$2.50 PAR VALUE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such report(s), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. [x] Yes [ ] No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [x]

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant based on the closing price as of March 27, 1996 (Registrant has
assumed that all of its executive officers and directors are affiliates. Such
assumption shall not be deemed to be conclusive for any other purpose):

Aggregate Market Value -- $108,503,799

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock as of March 27,
1996:

Common Stock, $2.50 Par Value -- 5,078,406 shares

The total number of pages are 59 . EXHIBIT INDEX is located on page 16 .
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Page 1 of 59
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE




Documents Part of Form 10-K
into which Document
is incorporated



Portions of the Annual Part I, Item 1; Part
Report to Shareholders II, Items 5, 6, 7,
of City Holding Company and 8; Part III, Item
for the year ended 13; Part IV, Item 14.
December 31, 1995.

Portions of City Holding Part III, Items 10,
Company's Proxy statement 11, 12 and 13.
for the 1996 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.



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FORM 10-K INDEX


PART I Page

Item 1. Business..................................................... 4

Item 2. Properties................................................... 9

Item 3. Legal Proceedings............................................ 9

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders........................................... 9

PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and
Related Stockholder Matters................................ 10

Item 6. Selected Financial Data...................................... 10

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations................................................. 10

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.................. 10

Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure..................... 10

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of
Registrant................................................. 11

Item 11. Executive Compensation....................................... 11

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management...................................... 11

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions............................................... 11

PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and
Reports on Form 8-K........................................ 12

Signatures................................................... 15

Exhibit Index................................................ 16

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PART I

ITEM 1 BUSINESS

(a) General Development of Business

The Registrant, City Holding Company, is a West Virginia
corporation chartered as of March 12, 1982. City Holding Company is a duly
qualified bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended. City Holding Company currently has nine banking subsidiaries and three
nonbanking subsidiaries (collectively, the "Subsidiaries"). All of the
subsidiaries are wholly-owned. The Company acquired First Merchants Bancorp,
Inc. and its subsidiary, Merchants National Bank, West Virginia in August 1995.
Certain assets and liabilities of The Buffalo Bank of Eleanor (now Peoples State
Bank) were purchased by City National in July 1995. In December 1994, the
Company acquired Hinton Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, The First
National Bank of Hinton, West Virginia. Also in 1994, the Company acquired the
remaining 33% of the First National Bank - Beckley which was subsequently merged
into First State Bank and Trust. During 1993, the Company formed two non-banking
subsidiaries, City Mortgage Corporation, a full service mortgage banking company
whose principal place of business is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and City
Financial Corporation, a full service securities brokerage and investment
advisory company, whose principal place of business is in City National's main
location. City Holding Company's third non-banking subsidiary is Hinton
Financial Corporation, which owns all of the capital stock of The First National
Bank of Hinton and does not conduct any additional business.


(b) General Description of Business

The banking Subsidiaries are engaged in the business of
banking in West Virginia by receiving and paying deposits; by negotiating
promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other evidence of debt; by
buying and selling exchange; by loaning money secured by personal or real
property, or both; by dealing in securities and stocks without recourse solely
upon order, and for the account of customers, except for purchases of investment
securities for its account under limitations and restrictions imposed by
regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency; by providing trust services; by
supplying credit card services as a licensee of Visa and MasterCard; by
providing safe deposit box facilities and miscellaneous other services rendered
by a full service bank. In addition, the Company engages in a full-service
securities brokerage and investment advisory business through City Financial
Corporation and a full service mortgage banking company through City Mortgage
Corporation.

The City National Bank of Charleston is a community bank
serving the Kanawha City section of Charleston and municipalities and rural
areas to the east. The Bank operates eleven branches serving Kanawha and Putnam
counties. The Peoples Bank of Point Pleasant, a state-chartered bank located in
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serves the western portion of Mason County. Point
Pleasant's two branch banks located in Mason and New Haven serve the northern
portion of Mason County. First State Bank & Trust, a state-chartered bank
located in Rainelle, West Virginia, serves Greenbrier and Raleigh counties.
First State Bank operates seven offices located in Rainelle (two offices),
Rupert, Sophia, and Beckley (two offices), West Virginia. Bank of Ripley, a
state-chartered bank, has two locations in Ripley, West Virginia, and serves
Jackson County. Home National Bank of Sutton, operates a national bank located
in Sutton, West Virginia and a branch located in Gassaway, West Virginia.


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Blue Ridge Bank (Blue Ridge), a de novo institution chartered
as a state-nonmember bank in 1992 is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Blue
Ridge operates five offices located in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties.
Peoples State Bank, a state bank, has locations in Clarksburg and Bridgeport,
West Virginia, serving Harrison County. The First National Bank of Hinton
(Hinton), operates a national bank in Summers County. Merchants National Bank
operates a national bank in Montgomery, West Virginia and two branches located
in Gauley and Glasgow, West Virginia. City Holding Company's nine banking
subsidiaries are consumer-oriented banks and it is anticipated they will
continue to be operated as such.

No material portion of the Subsidiaries' deposits are derived
from a single person or a few persons, the loss of any one or more of which
could have a material adverse effect on liquidity, capital, or other elements of
financial performance. No material portion of the Subsidiaries' loans are
concentrated within a single industry or group of related industries.

City Holding Company operates as a multi-bank holding company
and has no operations of its own. Consequently, it is dependent upon the
Subsidiaries for cash necessary to pay expenses, dividends to its stockholders,
and to meet debt service requirements.

City Holding Company's business is not seasonal and has no
foreign sources or applications of funds. There are no anticipated material
capital expenditures, or any expected material effects on earnings or the
Company's competitive position as a result of compliance with Federal, State and
local provisions enacted or adopted relating to environmental protection.

(c) Supervision and Regulation

The following generally describes the regulation to which the
Company and its banking Subsidiaries are subject. Bank holding companies and
banks are extensively regulated under both federal and state law. To the extent
that the following information describes statutory or regulatory provisions, it
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statutory
provisions. Any change in applicable law or regulations may have a material
effect on the business and prospects of the Company and its banking
subsidiaries.

BANK HOLDING COMPANIES

The Company is registered as a "bank holding company" under
the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHCA"). Bank holding
companies are subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve Board. Among other
things, the BHCA imposes limitations on the acquisition of direct or indirect
ownership or control of interests in banks and bank holding companies and, with
certain exceptions, any company that is not a bank and prohibits a bank holding
company from engaging in any business other than banking (as defined by the
Federal Reserve Board to include certain businesses closely related to banking)
or managing or controlling banks.

BANKS

City National Bank of Charleston, The Home National Bank of
Sutton, The First National Bank of Hinton and Merchants National Bank are
national banking associations, and are subject to supervision and regulation by
the OCC, the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC. The Peoples Bank of Point
Pleasant, First State Bank and Trust, The Bank of Ripley, Peoples State Bank and
Blue Ridge Bank are supervised and regulated by the West Virginia Board of
Banking and Financial Institutions, the FDIC and the Federal Reserve Board. The
various laws and regulations administered by the regulatory agencies affect
corporate practices,

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such as  payment of  dividends,  incurring  debt and  acquisition  of  financial
institutions and other companies, and affect business practices, such as payment
of interest on deposits, the charging of interest on loans, types of business
conducted and location of offices.

LIMITS ON DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENTS.

The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from its
Subsidiaries. Most of the Company's revenues result from dividends paid to the
Company by those Subsidiaries. The right of the Company and shareholders of the
Company, to participate in any distribution of the assets or earnings of any
Subsidiary through the payment of such dividends or otherwise is necessarily
subject to the prior claims of creditors of such Subsidiary, except to the
extent that claims of the Company in its capacity as a creditor may be
recognized. Moreover, there are various legal limitations applicable to the
payment of dividends by the Company to its shareholders. Under federal law, the
Company's Subsidiaries may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, make
loans or extensions of credit to, or investments in the securities of, or take
securities of the Company as collateral for loans to any borrower. The Company's
Subsidiaries are also subject to collateral security requirements for any loans
or extensions of credit permitted by such exceptions.

The banking Subsidiaries are subject to various statutory
restrictions on their ability to pay dividends to the Company. Under
applicable regulations, at December 31, 1995, the banking subsidiaries could
have paid aggregate dividends to the Company of $10.9 million without obtaining
prior approval of their respective regulators. The payment of dividends by the
Company and its banking Subsidiaries may also be limited by other factors,
such as requirements to maintain adequate capital above regulatory
guidelines and general prohibitions against "unsafe and unsound" practices.

The ability of the Company's Subsidiaries to pay dividends in
the future is, and is expected to continue to be, influenced by regulatory
policies and by capital guidelines. The bank regulatory agencies have broad
discretion in developing and applying policies and guidelines, in monitoring
compliance with existing policies and guidelines, and in determining whether to
modify such policies and guidelines.

CROSS-GUARANTEE.

Pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act a depository institution insured by the FDIC can be held liable
for any loss incurred by, or reasonably expected to be incurred by, the FDIC
after August 9, 1989, in connection with (i) the default of a commonly
controlled FDIC insured depository institution or (ii) any assistance provided
by the FDIC to a commonly controlled FDIC insured depository institution in
danger of default. Liability of any bank Subsidiary of the Company
under this "cross-guarantee" position could have a material adverse effect on
the financial condition of any other bank Subsidiary and the Company.

FDICIA; CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS; DEPOSIT INSURANCE.

In December 1991, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA") became effective. FDICIA substantially
revised the depository institution regulatory and funding provisions of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act and revised several other federal banking
statutes.

Among other things, FDICIA requires the federal banking
regulators to take prompt corrective action with respect to depository
institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. FDICIA establishes
five capital tiers: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized,
significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. Pursuant to
regulations adopted by bank regulators, as of December 31, 1995, each of the
Company's bank Subsidiaries that are not classified as at least

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"adequately  capitalized"  are subject to  restrictions on their ability to make
subject to growth limitations and may be required to submit capital restoration
plans.

For purposes of assessing deposit insurance premiums, banks
are assigned to one of the following three capital groups based on their capital
levels: "well-capitalized", "adequately capitalized" and "undercapitalized".
Banks in each of these three groups are further classified into three subgroups
based upon the level of supervisory concern with respect to each bank. The
resulting matrix creates nine assessment risk classifications to which are
assigned deposit insurance premiums ranging from .04% from the best capitalized,
healthiest institutions, to .27% for undercapitalized institutions with
substantial supervisory concern. The banking Subsidiaries of City Holding
Company have been informed that the premium for the first semiannual assessment
period beginning January 1, 1996, will be .04% of insured deposits or
$1,000, whichever is greater. This assessment will not materially affect the
Subsidiary banks' earnings.

Capital guidelines applicable to the Company are discussed in
further detail under the caption "Managements' Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Capital Resources," at page 12
of the Company's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders, which discussion is
incorporated by reference herein.

INTERSTATE BANKING

Pursuant to federal legislation, as of September 1995,
restrictions on interstate acquisitions were abolished, permitting bank holding
companies from any state to acquire banks and bank holding companies located in
any other state, subject to certain conditions, including nationwide and
state-imposed concentration limits. Banks will also be permitted to branch
across state lines by merger, acquisition or de novo, effective June 1, 1997
(unless earlier permitted by state law), provided that certain conditions are
met, including that applicable state law must expressly permit such interstate
branching. The Company is unable to predict how this legislation will affect it
or its banking Subsidiaries.

MONETARY POLICY, GOVERNMENT REGULATION

City Holding Company and Subsidiaries are affected by the
monetary and fiscal policies of various agencies of the United States
Government, including the Federal Reserve System. In view of changing conditions
in the national economy and in the money markets, it is impossible to accurately
predict future changes in monetary policy or the effect of such changes on the
business or financial condition of City Holding Company and its subsidiaries.

Other legislative and regulatory proposals regarding changes
in banking, and the regulation of banks, thrifts and other financial
institutions, are being considered by the executive branch of the Federal
government and Congress. Certain of these proposals, if adopted, could
significantly change the regulation of banks and the financial services
industry. It cannot be predicted whether any of these proposals will be adopted
or, if adopted, how these proposals will affect the Company.

(d) Employees

As of December 31, 1995, City Holding Company and Subsidiaries
employed 578 associates. Employee relations within the Subsidiaries are
considered to be satisfactory. One officer-director of The City National Bank of
Charleston serves as an officer of City Holding Company, but receives no
remuneration therefor.


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(e)      Statistical Information

The information noted below is provided pursuant to Guide 3 --
Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies. Page references are to the
Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1995 and such
pages are incorporated herein by reference.

Page
Description of Information Reference

1. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY; INTEREST RATES AND INTEREST DIFFERENTIAL

a. Average Balance Sheets 4

b. Analysis of Net Interest Earnings 5

c. Rate Volume Analysis of Changes in
Interest Income and Expense 5

2. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

a. Book Value of Investments 7

b. Maturity Schedule of Investments 7

c. Securities of Issuers Exceeding 10%
of Stockholders' Equity 7

3. LOAN PORTFOLIO

a. Types of Loans 8

b. Maturities and Sensitivity to Changes in
Interest Rates 8

c. Risk Elements 9, 10

d. Other Interest Bearing Assets N/A

4. SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE 10, 11

5. DEPOSITS

a. Breakdown of Deposits by Categories,
Average Balance and Average Rate Paid 4

b. Maturity Schedule of Time Certificates of
Deposit and Other Time Deposits of
$100,000 or More 8

6. RETURN ON EQUITY AND ASSETS 1

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ITEM 2      PROPERTIES

City Holding Company and its subsidiaries own the facilities
maintained as the Company's headquarters and generally own all of the facilities
maintained as operating facilities by the subsidiaries. Those facilities not
owned by the Company are maintained under long term lease agreements. The
properties owned or leased by the Company consist generally of the main offices,
and twenty seven (27) branch locations. All of the properties are suitable and
adequate for their current operations and are generally being fully utilized.

ITEM 3 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are various legal proceedings pending to which City
Holding Company and/or its subsidiaries are parties. These proceedings are
incidental to the business of City Holding Company and its subsidiaries and,
after reviewing the matters and consulting with counsel, management is of the
opinion that the ultimate resolution of such matters will not materially affect
the consolidated financial statements.


ITEM 4 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during
the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.


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PART II

ITEM 5 MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Page 2 of the Annual Report to Shareholders of City Holding
Company for the year ended December 31, 1995, included in this report as Exhibit
13, is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 6 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Selected Financial Data on page 1 of the Annual Report to
Shareholders of City Holding Company for the year ended December 31, 1995,
included in this report as Exhibit 13, is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations on pages 2 through 13 of the Annual Report to
Shareholders of City Holding Company for the year ended December 31, 1995,
included in this report as Exhibit 13, is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The report of independent auditors and consolidated financial
statements, included on pages 14 through 32 of the Annual Report to Shareholders
of City Holding Company for the year ended December 31, 1995, included in this
report as Exhibit 13, are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9 CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None

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PART III

ITEM 10 DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT

The information required by Item 10 of FORM 10-K appears in
the Company's 1996 Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days of fiscal year
end under the captions "ELECTION OF DIRECTORS" and "EXECUTIVE OFFICERS".

ITEM 11 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by Item 11 of FORM 10-K appears in
the Company's 1996 Proxy Statement under the caption "EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION".

ITEM 12 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The information required by Item 12 of FORM 10-K appears in
2 of the Company's 1996 Proxy Statement under the caption "OWNERSHIP OF
EQUITY SECURITIES".

ITEM 13 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information required by Item 13 of FORM 10-K appears in
the Company's 1996 Proxy Statement under the caption "CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS" and in NOTE TWELVE of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements appearing at page 27 of the Company's Annual Report
to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1995, included in this
report as Exhibit 13, and incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 14 EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) Financial Statements Filed; Financial Statement Schedules

The following consolidated financial statements of City
Holding Company and subsidiaries, included in the Company's Annual Report to
Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1995, are incorporated by reference
in Item 8:


Exhibit 13

Page Number

Report of Independent Auditors 14

Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 1995
and 1994 15

Consolidated Statements of Income - years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 16

Consolidated Statements of Changes in
Stockholders' Equity - years ended December 31,
1995, 1994 and 1993 17

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993 18

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements -
December 31, 1995 19 - 32

On the following page appears the independent auditors report of Persinger &
Company, LLC on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Hinton Financial
Corporation and Subsidiary for the years December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT


To the Board of Directors
Hinton Financial Corporation
Hinton, West Virginia

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hinton
Financial Corporation and Subsidiary as of December 31, 1994, and 1993, and the
related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1994, (not
presented separately, herein). These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Hinton
Financial Corporation and Subsidiary as of December 31, 1994, and 1993, and the
results of their operations and their cash flow for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.


/s/ PERSINGER & COMPANY, LLC



Beckley, West Virginia
January 6, 1995

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FINANCIAL  SCHEDULES  I AND  II  UNDER  ARTICLE  9 OF  REGULATION  S-X  ARE  NOT
APPLICABLE.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

None

(c) Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the EXHIBIT INDEX on pages 16 through
18 of this FORM 10-K are filed herewith or incorporated by reference from
previous filings.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CITY HOLDING COMPANY
(Registrant)

/s/STEVEN J. DAY
Steven J. Day,
President/Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ROBERT A. HENSON
Robert A. Henson,
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934,
this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 11, 1996.

/s/SAMUEL M. BOWLING /s/C. SCOTT BRIERS
Samuel M. Bowling, C. Scott Briers,
Director Director

/s/DR. D.K. CALES /s/STEVEN J. DAY
Dr. D. K. Cales, Steven J. Day,
Director Director/President

/s/ROBERT D. FISHER /s/JACK E. FRUTH
Robert D. Fisher, Jack E. Fruth,
Director Director

/s/JAY GOLDMAN /s/CARLIN K. HARMON
Jay Goldman, Carlin K. Harmon,
Director Director/Executive Vice President

/s/DALE NIBERT
C. Dallas Kayser, Dale Nibert,
Director Director

/s/OTIS L. O'CONNOR /s/BOB F. RICHMOND
Otis L. O'Connor, Bob F. Richmond,
Director Director

/s/MARK H. SCHAUL /s/VAN R. THORN
Mark H. Schaul, Van R. Thorn,
Director Director

/s/GEORGE F. DAVIS /s/HUGH R. CLONCH
George F. Davis, Hugh R. Clonch,
Director/Executive Vice President Director

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are filed herewith or are incorporated
herein by reference.

Prior Filing
Exhibit Reference or Page
Number Description Number Herein

3(a) Articles of Incorporation of I
City Holding Company

3(b) Articles of Amendment to the II
Articles of Incorporation of
City Holding Company, dated
March 6, 1984

3(c) Articles of Amendment to the III
Articles of Incorporation of
City Holding Company, dated
March 4, 1986

3(d) Articles of Amendment to the IV
Articles of Incorporation of
City Holding Company, dated
September 29, 1987

3(e) Articles of Amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation of
City Holding Company, dated
May 6, 1991 V

3(f) Articles of Amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation of
City Holding Company, dated
May 7, 1991 V

3(g) By-laws of City Holding Company I

3(h) Amendment to the By-laws of III
City Holding Company, dated
February 14, 1985

3(i) Amendment to the By-laws of III
City Holding Company, dated
March 4, 1986

3(j) Amendment to the By-laws of III
City Holding Company, dated
May 1, 1986

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3(k)             Amendment to the By-laws of                          III
City Holding Company, dated
February 5, 1987

3(l) Amendment to the By-laws of VI
City Holding Company, dated
November 3, 1988

3(m) Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of City Holding Company,
dated August 1, 1994 VIII

4 Amendment and Restated Rights
Agreement, dated as of May 7, 1991,
between the Company and Sovran Bank,
N.A. (predecessor to Nations Bank,
N.A.), as Rights Agent VII

10 Agreement dated June 5, 1986, by III
and between Steven J. Day and
City Holding Company

11 Statement Re: Computation of Per
Share Earnings 19

13 City Holding Company Annual Report
to Shareholders for Year Ended
December 31, 1995 20

22 Subsidiaries of City Holding Company 55

24(a) Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 56

24(b) Consent of Persinger & Company, LLC 57

27 Financial Data Schedule for the year ending
December 31, 1995 58


I Attached to, and incorporated by reference from Amendment No.
1 to City Holding Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-4, Registration No. 2-86250, filed November 4, 1983, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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II                Attached to, and  incorporated  by reference from City Holding
Company's Form 8-K Report dated March 7, 1984, and filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 1984.

III Attached to, and incorporated by reference from City Holding
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report dated December 31, 1986, and
filed March 31, 1987, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

IV Attached to and incorporated by reference from City Holding
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No.
33-23295, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 3, 1988. Attached to, and incorporated by reference
from City Holding Company's Form 10-K Annual Report dated
December 31, 1991, and filed March 17, 1992, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

V Attached to, and incorporated by reference from City Holding
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report dated December 31, 1991, and
filed March 17, 1992, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

VI Attached to, and incorporated by reference from City Holding
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report dated December 31, 1988, and
filed March 30, 1989, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

VII Attached to, and incorporated by reference from City Holding
Company's Form 8-K Current Report dated May 7, 1991, and filed
May 14, 1991, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

VIII Attached to, and incorporated by reference from City Holding
Company's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report dated September 30, 1994
and filed November 14, 1994, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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