Hocking County, Ohio
County seat: Logan · Population 27,512 (2025) · 421 sq mi
Hocking County is the 78th most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 27,512 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Logan. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Hocking County facts
- County seat
- Logan
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 27,512 −1.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 421 sq mi 52nd largest of 88
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 65 per sq mi
- Established
- 1818
- Named after
- Hocking River river in Ohio, United States
- Largest city
- Logan 7,164
- Median household income
- $62,960
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 5 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 16
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39073
Cities and towns in Hocking County
Hocking County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Hocking County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan (county seat) | City | 7,164 | |
| Laurelville | Village | 503 | |
| Murray City | Village | 343 | |
| Buchtel | Village | 29 | Athens County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| West Logan | 823 | |
| Hide-A-Way Hills | 407 | Fairfield County |
| Haydenville | 314 | |
| Carbon Hill | 249 | |
| Rockbridge | 186 |
ZIP codes in Hocking County
16 ZIP codes reach into Hocking County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 43102 also Fairfield and Pickaway counties
- 43107 also Fairfield and Perry counties
- 43111
- 43127
- 43130 also Fairfield County
- 43135 also Pickaway, Ross and Vinton counties
- 43138 also Perry and Vinton counties
- 43144
- 43149
- 43152 also Vinton County
- 43155 also Fairfield County
- 43158
- 43766 also Perry County
- 45622 also Vinton County
- 45654 also Vinton County
- 45764 also Athens County
Population of Hocking County, 2020–2025
Hocking County shrank by 538 people (−1.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 552 more deaths than births and a net gain of 13 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 28,040 |
| 2021 | 28,109 |
| 2022 | 27,819 |
| 2023 | 27,560 |
| 2024 | 27,460 |
| 2025 | 27,512 |
Neighboring counties
- Vinton County south · 12,645 people
- Fairfield County northwest · 169,752 people
- Athens County southeast · 63,197 people
- Perry County northeast · 35,918 people
- Ross County west · 76,429 people
- Pickaway County west · 62,978 people
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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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