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Welcome to Cambridge ...

The city of Cambridge is located in Guernsey County<1> and is the County Seat for Guernsey County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cambridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1807.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cambridge has a population of 10,359 people<2> (see below for details).

Cambridge is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cambridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cambridge: 740 & 220<4>

The ZIP code for Cambridge: 43725<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cambridge had an population of 10,359 people. This is a decrease of 2.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cambridge had a population of 10,635 people (which is 26.48% of the total population of Guernsey County). This makes Cambridge the county's most populous community.

The population of Cambridge represents 0.09% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 165th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,635 people, the population of Cambridge decreased 7.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,520 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cambridge.

Communities Also Named Cambridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Cambridge: This one is located in Guernsey County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 43 communities that are also named Cambridge - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cambridge.

Websites for Cambridge ...

Official Website: www.cambridgeoh.org/

Communities near Cambridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cambridge.

  • Newcomerstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • West Lafayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
    • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <6>
  • New Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
    • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <6>
  • Caldwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Quaker City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Senecaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
    • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <6>
  • Pleasant City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
    • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <6>
  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Conesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lore City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lore City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore City
    • Lore City is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lore City <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cambridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cambridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cambridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cambridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambridge. Our list includes 25 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cambridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cambridge ...

Looking for more information about Cambridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cambridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cambridge.

Adding Cambridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cambridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cambridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Cambridge post office opened in 1807.

We also found Cambridge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cambridge.

The official website for Cambridge: www.cambridgeoh.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Guernsey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cambridge.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cambridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Cambridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Cambridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Cambridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cambridge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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