Meigs County, Ohio
County seat: Pomeroy · Population 21,587 (2025) · 430 sq mi
Meigs County is the 81st most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 21,587 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Pomeroy. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Meigs County facts
- County seat
- Pomeroy
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 21,587 −2.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 430 sq mi 46th largest of 88
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 50 per sq mi
- Established
- 1819
- Named after
- Return J. Meigs Jr. American politician 1764-1825
- Largest city
- Middleport 2,103
- Median household income
- $46,873
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 17
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39105
Cities and towns in Meigs County
Meigs County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Meigs County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleport | Village | 2,103 | |
| Pomeroy (county seat) | Village | 1,514 | |
| Syracuse | Village | 770 | |
| Racine | Village | 667 | |
| Rutland | Village | 416 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Tuppers Plains | 515 |
ZIP codes in Meigs County
17 ZIP codes reach into Meigs County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 45620 also Gallia County
- 45686 also Gallia and Vinton counties
- 45710 also Athens and Vinton counties
- 45720
- 45723 also Athens and Washington counties
- 45735 also Athens County
- 45741
- 45743
- 45760 also Gallia County
- 45769
- 45770
- 45771
- 45772
- 45775
- 45776 also Athens County
- 45779
- 45783
Population of Meigs County, 2020–2025
Meigs County shrank by 627 people (−2.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 764 more deaths than births and a net gain of 139 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 22,168 |
| 2021 | 22,073 |
| 2022 | 21,942 |
| 2023 | 21,774 |
| 2024 | 21,562 |
| 2025 | 21,587 |
Neighboring counties
- Jackson County, West Virginia southeast · 27,450 people
- Athens County north · 63,197 people
- Mason County, West Virginia south · 24,707 people
- Gallia County southwest · 29,072 people
- Vinton County northwest · 12,645 people
- Wood County, West Virginia east · 82,385 people
Printable Meigs 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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