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Welcome to Lockville Station ...

Lockville Station is located in Fairfield County<1>.

The pronunciation of Lockville Station: LOCK-vil<2>

A typical abbreviation for Lockville Station: Lockville Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Lockville Station is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lockville Station: 740 & 220<4>

Communities near Lockville Station ...

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

  • Columbus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reynoldsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gahanna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickerington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whitehall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pataskala
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Circleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bexley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bexley is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bexley <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 Lockville Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lockville Station.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockville Station. See our Newspapers Page for Lockville Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockville Station ...

Looking for more information about Lockville Station? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lockville Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lockville Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Lockville Station. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lockville Station - 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 Lockville Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Lockville Station 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.