Exhibit 32


                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

        I, Louis E. Prezeau, the Chief Executive Officer and President of City
        National Bancshares Corporation (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to
        Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
        that:

(1)     the Quarterly Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the quarter ended
        December 31, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
        Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
        78m or 78o(d)); and

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

        Dated: March 28, 2005


                                               /s/ Louis E. Prezeau
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                                               Louis E. Prezeau
                                               Chief Executive Officer
                                               and President

                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

        I, Edward R. Wright, the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
        President of City National Bancshares Corporation (the "Company"),
        certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18
        U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)     the Quarterly Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the quarter ended
        December 31, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
        Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
        78m or 78o(d)); and

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

        Dated: March 28, 2005

                                               /s/ Edward R. Wright
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                                               Edward R. Wright
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               and Senior Vice President