Sardis, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Sardis, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monroe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.27
Area Land Km2:3.27
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.26
Area Land Sq Mi:1.26
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:522
Population Density Km2:159.86
Population Density Sq Mi:413.96
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1034
Coordinates:39.6239°N -80.9056°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43946
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-70548
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628967

Sardis is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Lee Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. It is unincorporated, but has a post office with the ZIP code of 43946.[2] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 522.

Sardis is at the intersection of Ohio State Routes 7 and 255, lying between Duffy and Fly.

Among the early settlers in this area was Major Earl Sproat, one of the 48 members of the Ohio Company. The Ohio Company founded Marietta, the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory in 1788. The village of Sardis was laid out by James Patton in 1843.

Students from Sardis attend River Elementary and River High School in nearby Hannibal, and are served by the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District. This school is shared with other nearby riverfront communities including: Antioch, Duffy, Fly, Hannibal, Laings, Powhatan Point (of neighboring Belmont County), and Clarington.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2km2, all of it land.[3]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=43946 Zip Code Lookup
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sardis CDP, Ohio. United States Census Bureau. June 4, 2012.