Chesapeake, Ohio

Chesapeake, Ohio
Village
Symmes Creek at its mouth
Location of Chesapeake, Ohio
Location of Chesapeake in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°25′41″N 82°27′23″W / 38.42806°N 82.45639°W / 38.42806; -82.45639
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lawrence
Township	Union
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Mayor	Drew Griffin
Area [1]
• Total	0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2)
• Land	0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation [2]	558 ft (170 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	765
• Estimate  (2023)[4]	729
• Density	1,613.92/sq mi (623.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45619
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-13904[5]
GNIS feature ID	2397614[2]

Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The population was 765 as of the 2020 census. It lies across the Ohio River from Huntington, West Virginia, at the mouth of Symmes Creek.

The Robert C. Byrd Bridge across the Ohio River connects Chesapeake to Huntington's downtown area. At one time, this was the only bridge connection across the Ohio River linking Ohio to Huntington. In recent years, bridges across the Ohio River connecting Ohio to Huntington's East and West sides have been built.

Chesapeake is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).