Rockbridge, Ohio

Rockbridge, Ohio
Census-designated place
Houses on Jackson Street south of the post office
Location of Rockbridge, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°35′10″N 82°31′34″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Hocking
Township	Good Hope
Area [1]
• Total	0.38 sq mi (0.98 km^2)
• Land	0.38 sq mi (0.98 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	160
• Density	423.28/sq mi (163.55/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43149
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-67804
GNIS feature ID	2628962[2]

Rockbridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43149.^[3] It is located at the interchange of U.S. Route 33 and State Route 374, between Logan and Lancaster. As of the 2020 census the population of the CDP was 160.

History

A post office called Rockbridge has been in operation since 1863.^[4] The community is named after a natural bridge that is located to the east in the Rockbridge State Nature Preserve. The bridge is formed of sandstone and stretches more than 100 feet (30 m) long and 10 to 20 feet (3.0 to 6.1 m) wide over a ravine on a small tributary of the Hocking River.^[5][6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	160		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockbridge, Ohio
3. USPS Zip Code Lookup
4. "Hocking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
5. Hocking Hills State Parks, Rockbridge State Nature Preserve.
6. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1143.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.