Newport Ohio Map

About Newport, Ohio

Newport is a locality in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 169. The population density is 181.8 people per km². Newport is located at 40.2952°N, 84.3694°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 45845, 43140, 44683.

Newport emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of flat, fertile earth and the persistent, low-slung movement of Loramie Creek. It lies 11.3 miles west of Sidney, OH (from Sidney, OH: bearing 274°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of Minster. The sky here possesses a particular clarity, often appearing as a vast, pale dome that emphasizes the horizontal expanse of the surrounding fields. Leighty Lake sits with a stillness that anchors the geography, its surface reflecting the shifting temperaments of the Midwestern light, which turns a bruised, metallic violet during the transition into dusk. The air carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a sensory reminder of the agrarian rhythm that defines the physical presence of Newport.

History in Newport remains etched in the simple, sturdy architecture that lines the roadways, reflecting a legacy of settlement built upon the reliable yield of the plains. The local economy continues to draw its strength from the cycles of the land, though the modern hum of machinery occasionally drifts across the periphery of the fields. A short distance away, Redskin Memorial Park provides a space where the vegetation takes on a more untamed quality, allowing the native flora to assert itself against the managed order of the neighboring farms. Life moves with an internal consistency here, where the daily tasks of maintenance and cultivation form a quiet, persistent labor that binds the inhabitants to the terrain.

About This Newport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newport, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.295214, -84.369352. 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 Newport includes the ZIP code (45845, 43140, 44683), telephone area code (330, 937), county seat of Shelby County (Sidney), and school district assignment (Fort Loramie Local 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.