City Holding (CHCO) 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32(b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of City Holding Company (the “Company”) for the period ending September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David L. Bumgarner, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)           the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as amended; and

(2)           the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ David L. Bumgarner

David L. Bumgarner

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 5, 2009

This certification is being furnished as required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the“Exchange Act”), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.