Zanesville, Ohio | |
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![]() 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 | |
Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 82°00′48″W / 39.95944°N 82.01333°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Muskingum |
Named for | Ebenezer Zane |
Area | |
• 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 | 768 ft (234 m) |
Population | |
• 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[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086738[2] |
Website | www.coz.org |
Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States.[5] The population was 24,765 at the 2020 census.[3]
It was founded by Ebenezer Zane. Zane had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio. He settled in the area in 1797 with his son-in-law, John McIntire. They put the town at the point where Zane's Trace met the Muskingum River.
From 1810-1812, the city was the second state capital of Ohio.[6] The National Road runs through Zanesville as U.S. Route 40. Novelist Zane Grey, a descendant of the Zane family, was born in the city.
The city has two engineering landmarks: the Muskingum River Canal, designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark; and the Zanesville Y-Bridge, the only such structure in the United States still in use and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Zanesville has 2 TV stations WHIZ-TV and WOUC-TV