Fresno, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

40°19′51″N 81°44′19″W / 40.33083°N 81.73861°W / 40.33083; -81.73861CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyCoshoctonTownships White EyesElevation

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807 ft (246 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total140Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP

43824

Area code740GNIS feature ID2628893^[1]

Fresno is a census-designated place in eastern White Eyes Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.^[3] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 140. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43824.^[4] It lies along State Route 93 between West Lafayette and Baltic.

History

Fresno was originally called Jacktown.^[5] The residents apparently didn't like the name Jacktown, and the community was renamed Avondale by popular vote.^[6] A post office was established under the name Avondale in 1875, and the name of the post office was changed to Fresno in 1905.^[7]

Notable person

World-class runner Brian Olinger grew up in Fresno and attended Ridgewood High School.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fresno, Ohio
^ "Fresno CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fresno, Ohio
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ Bahmer, William J. (1909). Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 75.
^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 621.
^ "Coshocton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ USATF.