Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville, Ohio | |
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Downtown Zanesville | |
| Nickname(s): "City of Natural Advantages", "Y City", "Clay City", "The Y Bridge City" | |
Location of Zanesville in Muskingum County and the State of Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 82°00′48″W / 39.95944°N 82.01333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Muskingum |
| Named after | Ebenezer Zane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donald Mason (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.13 sq mi (31.41 km2) |
| • Land | 11.78 sq mi (30.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,765 |
| • Density | 2,102.83/sq mi (811.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 43701–43702 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-88084 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086738 |
| Website | www.coz.org |
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Zanesville is a city in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located at the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum rivers, the city is approximately 52 miles (84 km) east of Columbus and had a population of 24,765 as of the 2020 census, down from 25,487 as of the 2010 census. Historically the state capital of Ohio from 1810 to 1812, Zanesville anchors the Zanesville micropolitan area (population 86,183) and is part of the greater Columbus-Marion-Zanesville combined statistical area.