Athens County, Ohio
County seat: Athens · Population 63,197 (2025) · 504 sq mi
Athens County is the 41st most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 63,197 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Athens. The map shows its 10 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Athens County facts
- County seat
- Athens
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 63,197 +1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 504 sq mi 24th largest of 88
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 125 per sq mi
- Established
- 1805
- Named after
- Athens capital and largest city of Greece
- Largest city
- Athens 25,313
- Median household income
- $56,001
- Cities and towns
- 10 plus 5 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 19
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39009
Cities and towns in Athens County
Athens County has 10 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Athens County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens (county seat) | City | 25,313 | |
| Nelsonville | City | 4,488 | |
| Glouster | Village | 1,630 | |
| Albany | Village | 1,001 | |
| Chauncey | Village | 927 | |
| Buchtel | Village | 479 | Hocking County |
| Coolville | Village | 444 | |
| Jacksonville | Village | 384 | |
| Trimble | Village | 325 | |
| Amesville | Village | 168 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| The Plains | 2,748 | |
| Stewart | 479 | |
| Millfield | 207 | |
| New Marshfield | 187 | |
| Hockingport | 107 |
ZIP codes in Athens County
19 ZIP codes reach into Athens County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 43728 also Morgan County
- 45701
- 45710 also Meigs and Vinton counties
- 45711 also Morgan and Washington counties
- 45716
- 45719
- 45723 also Meigs and Washington counties
- 45732 also Morgan and Perry counties
- 45735 also Meigs County
- 45739
- 45740
- 45742 also Washington County
- 45761
- 45764 also Hocking County
- 45766 also Vinton County
- 45776 also Meigs County
- 45778
- 45780
- 45782
Population of Athens County, 2020–2025
Athens County grew by 769 people (+1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 759 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,591 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 62,386 |
| 2021 | 59,057 |
| 2022 | 60,907 |
| 2023 | 62,745 |
| 2024 | 63,080 |
| 2025 | 63,197 |
Neighboring counties
- Meigs County south · 21,587 people
- Washington County east · 58,389 people
- Hocking County northwest · 27,512 people
- Morgan County northeast · 13,626 people
- Vinton County west · 12,645 people
- Perry County north · 35,918 people
- Wood County, West Virginia east · 82,385 people
Printable Athens County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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