Octa Ohio Map

About Octa, Ohio

Octa is a locality in Fayette County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 58. The population density is 77.2 people per km². Octa is located at 39.6134°N, 83.6106°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Octa is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45169, 43128.

Octa sits amidst a quiet expanse of Midwestern farmland, where the flat, fertile earth stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Tick Ridge. It lies 10.4 miles west-northwest of Washington Court House, OH (from Washington Court House, OH: bearing 297°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north of Sabina. Rattlesnake Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the terrain, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the amber light of late afternoon. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, carrying the scent of drying corn stalks and the faint, metallic tang of the creek bed. Only seven miles away, the protected expanse of Wildlife Production Area 2 offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, while the waters of Shawnee Lake remain a calm, reflective presence just nine miles to the north.

Octa emerged from the steady pulse of an agricultural economy, rooted in the labor of families who measured their lives by the planting and harvest seasons. While the industrial centers of the region have transformed over the decades, the daily rhythm in Octa remains tethered to the soil, with grain silos serving as the primary architecture of the skyline. The local character is one of deliberate stillness, where the passage of time is marked by the shifting colors of the fields and the slow rotation of the seasons. Residents move with a practiced, patient grace, finding a modest beauty in the unadorned utility of their surroundings and the enduring stability of the land that sustains them.

About This Octa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Octa, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.613422, -83.610573. 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 Octa includes the ZIP code (45169, 43128), telephone area code (513, 614), county seat of Fayette County (Washington Court House), and school district assignment (Miami Trace 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.