Athens, Ohio

Athens, Ohio
City
Athens in 2003
Location of Athens in Athens County and the state of Ohio
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Coordinates: 39°19′45″N 82°5′46″W / 39.32917°N 82.09611°W / 39.32917; -82.09611
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Athens
Named for	Athens, Greece
Government
• Legislator	Athens City Council
Area [1]
• Total	10.21 sq mi (26.44 km2)
• Land	9.96 sq mi (25.79 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
Elevation [2]	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	23,849
• Density	2,394.72/sq mi (924.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45701
Area codes	740, 220
FIPS code	39-02736[3]
GNIS feature ID	2394009[2]
Website	www.ci.athens.oh.us

Athens is a city and the county seat of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,849 at the 2020 census.^[4] Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Columbus, Athens is best known as the home of Ohio University, a large public research university with an undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 21,000 students.^[5] It is the principal city of the Athens micropolitan area.