A town of 3,130, settled in 1790. A regional job hub with 2,705 jobs.
The 3 things Gallipolis does most differently from other towns.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
Where Gallipolis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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Ordered by what stands out in Gallipolis. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Gallipolis for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Green (16%), Columbus (3%) and Springfield (2%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
The median sale price was $250,000 in May 2026.
Gallipolis beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| What stands out | Gallipolis | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.5% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 7.1% |
1.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Haskins Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 30 |
| 2. Gallipolis City Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 3. Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge | — | 2 |
Gallipolis reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
Gallipolis has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
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Gallipolis, ie Town of the French, in 1791
Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Gallipolis’s archive appears here every day.
See all 12 archive items →5 places in Gallipolis on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Gallipolis ( GAL-ə-pə-LEESS) is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in Southeast Ohio along the Ohio River about 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Chillicothe and 44 miles (71 km) northwest of Charleston, West Virginia. The population was 3,313 at the 2020 census. Gallipolis is the second-largest community in the rural Point Pleasant micropolitan area, which includes all of Gallia County, Ohio, and Mason County, West Virginia.
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2 towns share a border with Gallipolis.
