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Zoar, Ohio
Village in Ohio, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the community in southwest Ohio, see Zoar, Warren County, Ohio.
Not to be confused with Zoarville, Ohio.
Zoar is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 172 at the 2020 census. The community was founded in 1817 by Radical Pietists as a utopian Christian community, which survived until 1898.[3]
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Coordinates: 40°36′48″N 81°25′24″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Tuscarawas |
Township | Lawrence |
Area | |
• Total | 0.67 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
• Land | 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
Elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 172 |
• Density | 298.61/sq mi (115.36/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 44697 |
Area code | 330 |
FIPS code | 39-88168 |
GNIS feature ID | 2399758[2] |
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Much of the village's early layout survives, as do many buildings from its utopian origins. Most of the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 as the Zoar Historic District, and was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2016.[4] Some of the historic buildings are now operated as museum properties.