Perry County, Ohio
County seat: New Lexington · Population 35,918 (2025) · 408 sq mi
Perry County is the 69th most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 35,918 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is New Lexington. The map shows its 11 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Perry County facts
- County seat
- New Lexington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 35,918 +1.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 408 sq mi 67th largest of 88
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 88 per sq mi
- Established
- 1818
- Named after
- Oliver Hazard Perry United States Naval Officer (1785-1819)
- Largest city
- New Lexington 4,465
- Median household income
- $67,460
- Cities and towns
- 11 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 17
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39127
Cities and towns in Perry County
Perry County has 11 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Perry County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lexington (county seat) | Village | 4,465 | |
| Crooksville | Village | 2,404 | |
| Somerset | Village | 1,482 | |
| Thornville | Village | 1,111 | |
| Roseville | Village | 1,070 | Muskingum County |
| Junction City | Village | 722 | |
| New Straitsville | Village | 647 | |
| Shawnee | Village | 504 | |
| Corning | Village | 485 | |
| Glenford | Village | 170 | |
| Hemlock | Village | 148 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Thornport | 998 | |
| Rose Farm | 12 | Morgan County |
ZIP codes in Perry County
17 ZIP codes reach into Perry County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 43076 also Licking and Fairfield counties
- 43107 also Fairfield and Hocking counties
- 43138 also Hocking and Vinton counties
- 43148 also Fairfield County
- 43150 also Fairfield County
- 43730
- 43731 also Morgan County
- 43739 also Licking County
- 43748
- 43760 also Muskingum and Licking counties
- 43761
- 43764
- 43766 also Hocking County
- 43777 also Muskingum County
- 43782
- 43783
- 45732 also Athens and Morgan counties
Population of Perry County, 2020–2025
Perry County grew by 502 people (+1.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 213 more deaths than births and a net gain of 709 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 35,459 |
| 2021 | 35,484 |
| 2022 | 35,493 |
| 2023 | 35,583 |
| 2024 | 35,705 |
| 2025 | 35,918 |
Neighboring counties
- Fairfield County west · 169,752 people
- Morgan County east · 13,626 people
- Muskingum County northeast · 87,014 people
- Hocking County southwest · 27,512 people
- Licking County northwest · 185,564 people
- Athens County south · 63,197 people
Printable Perry 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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