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

The community of Zanesville is the Seat for Muskingum County.

Muskingum County was founded March 1, 1803. Muskingum was created by taking area from Washington and Fairfield Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Muskingum had a population of 86,215 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Muskingum represented 0.75% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Muskingum County:

  • Adamsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dresden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dresden is located in Muskingum County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
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  • Frazeysburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fultonham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fultonham is located in Muskingum County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • New Concord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Norwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Norwich is located in Muskingum County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
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  • Philo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Philo is located in Muskingum County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <2>
  • South Zanesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
  • Zanesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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