Portsmouth, Ohio

Back to Portsmouth, OH housing info, Scioto County, Ohio, OH smaller cities, OH small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Portsmouth, OH Scioto County Population in July 2008: 20,297. Population change since 2000: -2.9%   Males: 9,253   (45.6%) Females: 11,044   (54.4%) Median resident age:   38.2 years Ohio median age:   36.2 years Zip codes: 45662. Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,828 (it was $23,004 in 2000) Portsmouth:   $25,828 Ohio:   $46,597 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,740 Portsmouth:   $16,740 Ohio:   $24,581 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,882 (it was $52,400 in 2000) Portsmouth:   $74,882 Ohio:   $137,800 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 45662 Portsmouth, OH residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Market Street Hardware & Toytown Races in Portsmouth: White Non-Hispanic (91.0%) Black (5.0%) Two or more races (1.9%) American Indian (1.7%) Hispanic (0.9%) 2008 cost of living index in Portsmouth: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Portsmouth, Ohio on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Portsmouth is mentioned 142 times on our forum: Do not move to Portsmouth,Oh  (33 replies) thoughts on Portsmouth??  (25 replies) Portsmouth area  (19 replies) Question about West Portsmouth  (5 replies) Starting a business in Portsmouth, Ohio  (3 replies) Anyone know any born'n'bred Ohioans with a very strong Southern accent?  (43 replies) Latest news from Portsmouth, OH collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (16.7%), United States (15.9%), Irish (12.4%), English (9.9%), French (2.5%), Italian (1.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1928 Elevation: 540 feet Land area: 10.8 square miles. Population density: 1885 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 38.74 N, Longitude: 82.97 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +5,910 (+28.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 4,329 (61.1%)

Area code: 740

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Portsmouth-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Ohio state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the Portsmouth city center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.8 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Portsmouth-area historical earthquake activity is below Ohio state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from Portsmouth center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from Portsmouth center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Birthplace of: Kathleen Battle - (born 1948), opera singer, Tyler Clifford - College football player (Cincinnati Bearcats).

Main business address for: ASB FINANCIAL CORP /OH (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED).

Political contributions by individuals in Portsmouth, OH

• Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 400, Itinerant Ops: 18,030, Local Ops: 27,000, Military Ops: 400)

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Notable locations in Portsmouth: Scioto County Courthouse (A), Portsmouth Public Library (B), Portsmouth City Hall (C), Portsmouth Bar and Law Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Portsmouth include: Holy Redeemer Catholic Church (A), All Saints Episcopal Church (B), House of God (C), Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses (D), Apostolic Gospel Church (E), Apostolic Tower of Faith Church (F), Mabert Road Baptist Church (G), Manly United Methodist Church (H), Milldale Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Greenlawn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bonser Run (A), Little Scioto River (B), Swauger Valley Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Portsmouth include: Second Street Historic District (1), Sixth Street Historic District (2), Bannon Park (3), Boneyfiddle Commercial Historic District (4), Branch Rickey Park (5), Mound Park (6), Riverfront Park (7), York Park (8), Labold Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Portsmouth Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Ett-Mar Motel (1600 Kendall Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map Courts: Scioto County Offices Courthouse Offices - Juvenile Court Judge Kirsch (602 7th Street) (1), United States Government - Federal Bureau Of Investigation (Post Ofc) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.2%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	23.6%
Whole state:	10.6%

This city:	9.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Portsmouth, OH

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• Days Inn, 3762 US Rt 23 North, Portsmouth, OH 45662, Phone: (740) 354-2851, Fax: (740) 353-6107
• Super 8 Motel, 4266 US 23 N, Portsmouth, OH 45662, Phone: (740) 353-8880, Fax: (740) 353-8880
• Holiday Inn Express, 5100 Old Scioto TRL, Portsmouth, OH 45662, Phone: (740) 353-3232, Fax: (740) 355-0415

3.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,413 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.67%
Ohio average:	5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Franklin County, OH	0.37% ($23,835 average AGI)
from Pike County, OH	0.33% ($27,284)
from Lawrence County, OH	0.25% ($29,841)

4.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.10%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Franklin County, OH	0.45% ($25,274 average AGI)
to Pike County, OH	0.35% ($25,540)
to Lawrence County, OH	0.26% ($34,203)

• Fire: 219
• Hazardous Condition: 87
• Service Call: 13
• Good Intent Call: 7