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Welcome to Zanesville ...

The city of Zanesville is located in Muskingum County<1> and is the County Seat for Muskingum County.

The pronunciation of Zanesville: ZAYNZ-vil<2>

Zanesville was established in 1797.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Zanesville has a population of 25,225 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Zanesville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Zanesville: 740 & 220<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Zanesville had an population of 25,225 people. This is a decrease of 1.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Zanesville had a population of 25,487 people (which is 29.56% of the total population of Muskingum County). This makes Zanesville the county's most populous community.

The population of Zanesville represents 0.22% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 59th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,487 people, the population of Zanesville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 25,586 people).

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

Communities Also Named Zanesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Zanesville - they are located in Illinois and Indiana.

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

Websites for Zanesville ...

Official Website: www.coz.org/

Communities near Zanesville ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zanesville. Our list includes 73 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Zanesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zanesville ...

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

Adding Zanesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zanesville 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 for Zanesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Zanesville post office opened in 1801.

We also found Zanesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zanesville.

The official website for Zanesville: www.coz.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, 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 Zanesville. 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 Zanesville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zanesville - 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 Zanesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Zanesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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