Ironton, Ohio

Ironton, Ohio
City
Downtown Ironton looking southwest from U.S. Route 52
Interactive map of Ironton, Ohio
Ironton Location within Ohio Ironton Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°30′56″N 82°39′50″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lawrence
Founded	1849
Government
• Mayor	Sam Cramblit
Area
• City	4.75 sq mi (12.31 km2)
• Land	4.47 sq mi (11.58 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.74 km2)
Elevation	558 ft (170 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	10,571
• Density	2,365.2/sq mi (913.22/km2)
• Metro	288,648
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45638
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-37464
GNIS feature ID	2395438
Website	https://irontonohio.org/

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Ironton is a city in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 10,571 at the 2020 census. Located in southernmost Ohio along the Ohio River, it is 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Huntington, West Virginia, within the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The city's name is a contraction of "iron town", stemming from its long ties to the iron industry. It also had one of the first professional football teams, the Ironton Tanks.