Tuppers Plains, Ohio

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Tuppers Plains, Ohio
Census-designated place
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Tuppers Plains
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Tuppers Plains
Coordinates: 39°10′21″N81°50′48″W / 39.17250°N 81.84667°W / 39.17250; -81.84667
Country United States
State Ohio
County Meigs
Townships Orange, Olive
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.82 sq mi (4.7 km2)
 • Land1.82 sq mi (4.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
438
 • Density241.2/sq mi (93.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
FIPS code 39-77812
GNIS feature ID2628980 [2]

Tuppers Plains is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the boundary of Olive and Orange townships in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.

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Geography

The community is in northeastern Meigs County, with slightly more of its area in Orange Township to the west, compared to the eastern portion within Olive Township. The main road through the center of the community, Ohio State Route 7, leads northeast 5 miles (8 km) to Coolville and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to Pomeroy, the Meigs county seat. Ohio State Route 681 crosses SR 7 in the center of Tuppers Plains, leading southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Reedsville on the Ohio River and west 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 33 at Darwin.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tuppers Plains CDP has an area of 1.82 square miles (4.71 km2), all land. [1] The community sits on a ridge which drains east toward East Fourmile Creek, a tributary of the Hocking River just above its confluence with the Ohio River; and west toward Meigs Creek, a tributary of the East Branch of the Shade River, another tributary of the Ohio.

Education

Public education in the community of Tuppers Plains is provided by the Eastern Local School District. Campuses serving the community include the Eastern Elementary School (Grades K-8) and Eastern High School of Reedsville (Grades 9–12).

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuppers Plains, Ohio
  3. ↑ "P1. Race – Tuppers Plains CDP, Ohio: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2025.


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