Sulphur Springs Ohio Map

About Sulphur Springs, Ohio

Sulphur Springs is a locality in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. Sulphur Springs is located at 38.4517°N, 82.5418°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 44881.

Sulphur Springs lies in a hollow carved by time and water, where the Appalachian foothills begin their slow, green embrace. It lies 5.7 miles west-north-west of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 293°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-south-east of Ashland. The air here, especially in the hushed hours before dawn, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of pine needles and the mineral tang that gives the place its name. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of oak and maple, hem in the scattered homes and businesses, their roofs a patchwork of weathered shingles and newer metal. Small creeks, their waters a clear, cool brown, snake through the terrain, feeding into larger streams that whisper secrets of the land as they make their way towards the Ohio River. The light, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in soft, broken shafts, illuminating the moss-covered stones and the occasional flash of a cardinal’s brilliant red. The history of Sulphur Springs is etched into the very bones of the land, a story of resourcefulness and resilience. Coal once rumbled through these valleys, fueling furnaces far away, leaving behind a legacy of abandoned mines and a quiet understanding of the earth’s bounty and its cost. Now, the economy leans more towards agriculture, with fields of corn and soy stretching across the gentler slopes, their stalks rustling in the breeze like a whispered conversation. Local craftspeople, their hands calloused from years of working wood and metal, still ply their trades, their small workshops adding a steady pulse to the otherwise unhurried rhythm of life. The old general store, its wooden floorboards creaking with every step, remains a central gathering place, a repository of local lore and the faint, lingering aroma of coffee and aged paper.

About This Sulphur Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sulphur Springs, Ohio — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.451748, -82.541824. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Sulphur Springs and Lawrence County.

Detailed location data for Sulphur Springs includes the ZIP code (45680), telephone area code (740, 419), county seat of Lawrence County (Ironton), and school district assignment (Colonel Crawford Local School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sulphur Springs is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.