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Welcome to West Rushville ...

The village of West Rushville is located in Fairfield County<1>.

The pronunciation of West Rushville: RUSH-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Rushville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for West Rushville: W. Rushville

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Rushville has a population of 143 people<3> (see below for details).

West Rushville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for West Rushville: 740 & 220<5>

The ZIP code for West Rushville: 43163<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Rushville had an population of 143 people. This is an increase of 6.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Rushville had a population of 134 people. This makes West Rushville the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 134 people, the population of West Rushville increased 1.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 132 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Rushville.

Communities near West Rushville ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickerington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Heath
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Heath is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <7>
  • Logan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <7>
  • New Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Baltimore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckeye Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hebron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crooksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lithopolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Rushville ...

Looking for more information about West Rushville? 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 West Rushville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Rushville.

Adding West Rushville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Rushville 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 West Rushville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the West Rushville post office opened in 1842.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Rushville.

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 West Rushville. 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Rushville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Rushville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 West Rushville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the West Rushville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>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 village (such as West Rushville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Rushville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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/