Rockbridge, Ohio

Rockbridge, Ohio
Unincorporated community

Houses on Jackson Street south of the post office

Location of Rockbridge, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 82°31′20″W / 39.57972°N 82.52222°W / 39.57972; -82.52222Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 82°31′20″W / 39.57972°N 82.52222°W / 39.57972; -82.52222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hocking
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43149
Area code(s) 740

Rockbridge is an unincorporated community in eastern Good Hope Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43149.[1] It is located at the interchange of U.S. Route 33 and State Route 374, between Logan and Lancaster. The population was 2552 at the 2010 U.S. census.[2]

The area around Rockbridge contains many tourist destinations including portions of the Hocking Hills State Park System and Clear Creek, part of the Columbus Metro Parks system.

A post office called Rockbridge has been in operation since 1863.[3] The community is named after a natural bridge that is located in the Rockbridge State Nature Preserve. The bridge is formed of sandstone and stretches more than 100 feet long and 10 to 20 feet wide over a ravine on a small tributary of the Hocking River.[4][5]

References

  1. USPS Zip Code Lookup
  2. American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau
  3. "Hocking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. Hocking Hills State Parks, Rockbridge State Nature Preserve.
  5. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. p. 1143.


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