Five Points Ohio Map

About Five Points, Ohio

Five Points is a locality in Athens County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,247. The population density is 421.4 people per km². Five Points is located at 39.5595°N, 84.1868°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 44677, 44903, 43551.

Five Points emerges from the rugged topography where the earth rises into the Gowler Ridge, a landscape defined by the persistent carving of Factory Creek as it cuts through the local clay and silt. It lies 6.9 miles west-northwest of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 283°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of Nelsonville. The horizon here is dominated by the steep, shadowed contours of the terrain, which seem to hold the afternoon light in a lingering, amber suspension before it fades into the deep indigo of an inland dusk. Only three miles away, the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company Ash Pond creates a quiet, industrial mirror for the sky, serving as a stark contrast to the wilder, uneven terrain of Chimney Rock Hollow. The air carries a weight of damp earth and cooling stone, a sensory reminder that Five Points occupies a space shaped by the slow, grinding patience of the surrounding geology.

History in Five Points is written in the remnants of labor and the transition from extraction to the quietude of the Waterloo Wildlife Area, which offers a vast, protected expanse for the land to reclaim its own rhythms. While the economic pulse of the region has shifted away from the intensive harvests of the past, the local character remains tethered to the terrain, visible in the way residents navigate the winding paths that lead toward the King Hollow Trail. Life moves with an observant, measured pace, influenced by the proximity of Zaleski State Forest, where the dense canopy provides a seasonal barometer for the changing year. In Five Points, the legacy of the land is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring silence of the ridges and the way the shadows lengthen across the valley floor as evening settles over the hollows.

About This Five Points Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Five Points, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.559486, -84.186781. 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 Five Points includes the ZIP code (44677, 44903, 43551), telephone area code (740, 513), county seat of Athens County (Athens), and school district assignment (Springboro Community 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.