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Located in: Highland County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Sinking Spg.

Time Zone: Sinking Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 937 & 326<1>

Elevation: 870 feet [265.18 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Sinking Spring)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	131 (1.5% decrease since 2010)
2010:	133 (15.82% decrease since 2000)
2000:	158

Total Area:<4> 0.47 sq. miles [1.2 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 62

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Sinking Spring:

Lat: 39.074500° (or 39°4'28" N)

Lon: -83.386700° (or -83°23'12" W)

USGS Topo Map: Sinking Spring<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sinking Spring

GNIS ID: 2399826

FIPS State / Place Code: 39 / 72578

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sinking Spring)

About Highland County

The village of Hillsboro is the County Seat for Highland County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Highland)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	43,161 (1.05% decrease since 2010)
2010	43,621 (6.72% increase since 2000)
2000:	40,875

Total Area: 557 sq. miles [1,444.7 km²]

Housing Units: 19,380

Official Website: https://co.highland.oh.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Highland

GNIS ID: 1074048

FIPS State / County Code: 39 / 071

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sinking Spring)

About Ohio

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	11,696,507 (1.39% increase since 2010)
2010:	11,536,504 (1.62% increase since 2000)
2000:	11,353,140

Websites for State of Ohio

Official Website: https://ohio.gov/

Tourism: https://ohio.gov/tourism/

Parks: https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-odnr/division-parks-watercraft

Fishing: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/outdoor/fishing

Hunting: https://ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/outdoor/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Ohio

GNIS ID: 1085497

FIPS State: 39

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sinking Spring)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Sinking Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Sinking Spring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sinking Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Sinking Spring. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sinking Spring, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Sinking Spring.