Explore Brecon, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Brecon |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.280614 |
| Longitude | -84.356606 |
| Population | 408 |
| Density | 239.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 45242, 45249 |
| Area Code | 513 |
| County Seat | Cincinnati |
| School District | Princeton City School District |
Brecon occupies a quiet expanse of the Ohio plateau where the land stretches out in muted, fertile swells. It lies 1.7 miles west-northwest of Symmes Township, OH (from Symmes Township, OH: bearing 289°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-southeast of Liberty Township. The air here holds a distinct stillness, carrying the scent of damp earth and coming rain across the low fields that define the horizon. Two miles to the west, the slow, rhythmic current of Sharon Creek cuts through the terrain, its banks lined with dense thickets that transition into the wider, open reaches of Harper Meadows eight miles further out. Light at dusk settles heavily over the grass, turning the sky a bruised violet and casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor Brecon to the soil itself.
Brecon carries the quiet weight of a landscape shaped by generations of industry and the steady, unpretentious labor of those who settled the valley. The local life centers around the quiet presence of Brecon Methodist Church, serving as a steady anchor for the people who navigate the daily passage of seasons. While the modern economy moves with a different tempo than the agrarian past, the memory of that work remains in the sturdy frame of the older buildings and the way the roads follow the natural contours of the woods. Further afield, the landscape rises toward the distant silhouette of Galley Hill, and the deeper, shadowed canopy of the Rentschler Forest Preserve offers a reminder of the wilder, ancient character that persists just beyond the managed borders of the fields.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brecon, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.280614, -84.356606. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Brecon includes the ZIP code (45242, 45249), telephone area code (513), county seat of Hamilton County (Cincinnati), and school district assignment (Princeton City School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |