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Welcome to Lexington ...

The village of Lexington is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lexington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1813.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lexington has a population of 4,692 people<2> (see below for details).

Lexington is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lexington: 419 & 567<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lexington had an population of 4,692 people. This is a decrease of 2.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lexington had a population of 4,822 people. This makes Lexington the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lexington represents 0.04% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 248th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,822 people, the population of Lexington increased 15.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,165 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

While we believe that this Lexington is located in Richland County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Lexington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monroe, Noble and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Websites for Lexington ...

Official Website: www.villageoflexington.org/

Communities near Lexington ...

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

  • Mansfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Galion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Shelby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ontario
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crestline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Gilead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Loudonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fredericktown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
    • Bellville has also been known as:
    • McClures Settlement
    • McClure
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <5>

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 Lexington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lexington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lexington. 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 Lexington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lexington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lexington ...

Looking for more information about Lexington? 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 Lexington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lexington.

Adding Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lexington 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 (so far) for Lexington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lexington post office opened in 1813. The Lexington post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lexington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Richland, 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 Lexington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lexington - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Lexington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Lexington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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