Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville, Ohio
City
Downtown Zanesville
Nickname(s):  "City of Natural Advantages", "Y City", "Clay City", "The Y Bridge City"
Location of Zanesville in Muskingum County and the State of Ohio
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Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 82°00′48″W / 39.95944°N 82.01333°W / 39.95944; -82.01333
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Muskingum
Named for	Ebenezer Zane
Government
• Mayor	Donald Mason (R)[citation needed]
Area [1]
• Total	12.13 sq mi (31.41 km2)
• Land	11.78 sq mi (30.50 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
Elevation [2]	768 ft (234 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,765
• Density	2,102.83/sq mi (811.92/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	43701–43702
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-88084[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086738[2]
Website	www.coz.org

Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States.^[4] Located at the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum rivers, the city is approximately 52 miles (84 km) east of Columbus and had a population of 24,765 as of the 2020 census, down from 25,487 as of the 2010 census. Historically the state capital of Ohio from 1810 to 1812, Zanesville anchors the Zanesville micropolitan area (population 86,183) and is part of the greater Columbus-Marion-Zanesville combined statistical area.