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A township of 1,214 people in Jackson County, Ohio
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Conserved land0%none recorded
Trails11 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves0named on the map

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Jackson-JISCO (CORF & COAF)1899
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Jackson-JISCO (CORF & COAF), 1899

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About Jackson

City in Ohio, United States
6,252Population
8.5 sq miArea
692 ftElevation

Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States about 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Chillicothe. Its population was 6,252 at the 2020 census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code45640
Area code740
Living in Jackson

Housing in Jackson

$178K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Jackson home is worth about $178,000, about the same as a year ago, 29% below the Ohio typical home.

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Health in Jackson

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18worse than OH

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson · 9.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Hopewell Health Centers - Jackson BurlingtonJackson · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 45672, 45601, 45640 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Jackson →
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