Mayor Blankenship

As Mayor of Ironton, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our website, and invite you on a virtual tour of our city. Ironton was founded in 1849 by John Campbell along the banks of the Ohio River, and today is recognized as Ohio's southernmost city and the seat of Lawrence County. Read More...

 

 

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Interesting Information

Vital Statistics:
Population: 11,211
Elevation: 560 feet
County: Lawrence
Land area: 4.1 square miles
Zip code: 45638
Area code: 740

 

Church Listing Click Here

 

Transportation
Air:
Tri-State /Milton J. Ferguson Field (about 15 miles; Huntington, WV)
Yeager (about 77 miles; Charleston, WV)
Rickenbacker International (about 89 miles; Columbus, OH)
Ashland-Boyd County (about 5 miles; Ashland, KY)
Lawrence County Airpark (about 16 miles; Chesapeake, OH/Huntington WV)
Greater Portsmouth Regional (about 24 miles; Portsmouth, OH)
 

Motor Freight:
12 Trucking Companies

 

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ironton:


Ashland Community & Technical College (about 6 miles; Ashland, KY)
Marshall University (about 19 miles; Huntington, WV)
Shawnee State University (about 25 miles; Portsmouth, OH)
Morehead State University (about 58 miles; Morehead, KY)
Ohio University-Main Campus (about 68 miles; Athens, OH)
Ohio University-Southern Campus (Ironton, OH)
Hocking Technical College (about 71 miles; Nelsonville, OH)
West Virginia State College (about 79 miles; Institute, WV)
West Virginia University At Parkersburg (about 94 miles; Parkersburg, WV)

 

Nearest Hospitals:

Kings Daughters Medical Center (approx. 5 miles; Ashland, KY)
Our Lady Of Bellefonte Hospital ( approx. 5 miles; Ashland, KY)
Cabell-Huntington Hospital Inc. (approx. 19 miles; Huntington, WV)
St. Mary's Hospital (approx. 20 miles: Huntington, WV)


Weather:
Current Weather In Ironton, Ohio

 

Nearest Cities:
Huntington, WV (18.7 miles, pop. 51,475)
Columbus, OH (103.2 miles, pop. 711,470)
Russell, KY (1.6 miles)
Bellefonte, KY (2.7 miles)
Flatwoods, KY (2.9 miles)
Coal Grove, OH (3.1 miles)
Westwood, KY (3.3 miles)
Raceland, KY (3.7 miles)
Hanging Rock, OH (3.8 miles)
Worthington, KY (4.1 miles)  

 

Highways & Major Roads:
U.S. Route 52
Ohio Routes 7, 93, 141, 243
Nearby: U.S. 23, I-64

 

Railroads:
Norfolk Southern (Ohio side of Ohio River)
CSX (Kentucky side of Ohio River)

 

Waterways:
Ohio River

Download a copy of the Annual Water Quality Report 05

Download a copy of the Annual Water Quality Report 06

Download a copy of the City of Ironton's Water Bill

 

Newspapers:
The Ironton Tribune (Boone Publications) - Ironton, OH
The Herald Dispatch (Gannett Corp.) - Huntington, WV
The Daily Independent (Dow Jones Corp/Ottaway Newspapers Inc.)-Ashland, KY

 

Library in Ironton:

Briggs Lawrence County Public Library (Location: 321 S. 4TH ST.)

 

Here is where we list our featured events

 

Memorial Day Parade:

Come join us for the longest running Memorial Day parade in the country on May 28th

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Navy Night:

This special event is to honor those who have served our country in the Navy.

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Ironton Bike Rally:

The rally this year is sure to be a huge success.  August 14th - 17th.

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Honoring Hometown Heroes:

Our hometown heroes are special to us.  The city is installing mementos of each of our home town heroes.

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Additional Events:

There are many events throughout the year in Ironton.

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Local Weather for Ironton

 

 

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