Portsmouth, Ohio

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Huntington (WV). It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the southeast of Portsmouth and has a population of 51,475 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ashland (KY). It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the southeast of Portsmouth and has a population of 21,981 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Flatwoods (KY)	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	7,655	0.66% increase
	Grayson (KY)	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	3,985	2.79% increase
	Maysville (KY)	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	9,246	2.81% increase
	Morehead (KY)	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	7,707	30.32% increase
	Chillicothe	N	41 mi [66 km]	22,296	2.29% increase
	Gallipolis	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	4,190	0.24% increase
	Georgetown	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	3,430	7.07% decrease
	Greenfield	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	5,063	3.2% increase
	Hillsboro	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	6,661	4.6% increase
	Ironton	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	11,307	0.86% increase
	Jackson	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	6,138	0.74% decrease
	South Point	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	3,986	6.52% increase
	Waverly City	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	4,437	0.09% increase
	Wellston	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	5,936	2.34% decrease
	Point Pleasant (WV)	E	46 mi [74 km]	4,451	4.01% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Greenup (KY)	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,185	1.09% decrease
	South Shore (KY)	S	Less than 2 mi	1,252	2.12% increase
	Worthington (KY)	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,676	0.18% increase
	Wurtland (KY)	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,047	0.19% decrease
	Franklin Furnace	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Garden City	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Lucasville	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Mule Town	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	New Boston	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]	2,169	7.31% decrease
	Otway	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	83	3.49% decrease
	Rosemount	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Sciotodale	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	South Webster	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	742	2.88% decrease
	West Portsmouth	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Wheelersburg	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---

Scioto County

Portsmouth is located in Scioto County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scioto: Pike, Jackson, Lawrence, Adams, Greenup (KY) and Lewis (KY).

While not sharing a border with Scioto, the following counties are close to Portsmouth: Carter (KY), Gallia and Boyd (KY).

Below are counties that are near Portsmouth (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Portsmouth:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Portsmouth
	Boyd County (KY)	SE	Millseat (KY)	23 miles [37 km]
	Carter County (KY)	S	Kehoe (KY)	19 miles [30 km]
	Elliott County (KY)	S	Shady Grove (KY)	35 miles [56 km]
	Fleming County (KY)	SW	Ryan (KY)	37 miles [59 km]
	Greenup County (KY)	S	Fullerton (KY)	1 miles [1 km]
	Lawrence County (KY)	S	Glenwood (KY)	37 miles [59 km]
	Lewis County (KY)	SW	Kirkville (KY)	4 miles [6 km]
	Mason County (KY)	W	Rectorville (KY)	38 miles [61 km]
	Rowan County (KY)	SW	Haldeman (KY)	33 miles [53 km]
	Adams County	W	Wamsley	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio<3>

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