Buchtel, Ohio

Buchtel, Ohio
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Location of Buchtel, Ohio
Detailed map of Buchtel
Coordinates: 39°27′48″N 82°10′52″W / 39.46333°N 82.18111°W / 39.46333; -82.18111
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesAthens, Hocking
Area
  Total
0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
  Land0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
518
  Estimate 
(2023)
513
  Density1,102.13/sq mi (425.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45716
Area code740
FIPS code39-09834
GNIS feature ID2397481

Buchtel is a village in Athens and Hocking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, just northeast of Nelsonville. Located in the Hocking Valley, it was a center of coal mining in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The population was 518 at the 2020 census. A former name for the village is Bessemer.