Portsmouth, Ohio

Portsmouth, Ohio
City
Downtown Portsmouth looking north from U.S. Grant Bridge
Flag Seal
Nickname:  P-Town
Motto:  "Where Southern Hospitality Begins"
Location of Portsmouth in Scioto County
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Coordinates: 38°44′22″N 82°56′40″W / 38.73944°N 82.94444°W / 38.73944; -82.94444
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Scioto
Founded	1803
Incorporated	1815
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Charlotte Gordon [citation needed]
• City Manager	Sam Sutherland [citation needed]
Area [1]
• Total	11.08 sq mi (28.69 km2)
• Land	10.73 sq mi (27.79 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
Elevation [2]	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,252
• Density	1,701.18/sq mi (656.82/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45662
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-64304[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086933[2]
Website	portsmouthoh.org

Portsmouth is a city in and the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio, United States.^[4] Located in southern Ohio 41 miles (66 km) south of Chillicothe, it lies on the north bank of the Ohio River, across from Kentucky and just east of the mouth of the Scioto River. The population was 18,252 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Portsmouth micropolitan area.^[5]