Map of Philo village, Ohio

Philo is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 720 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Zanesville micropolitan area. Philo is the closest municipality to Blue Rock State Park.

Philo village overview:
Name:	Philo village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Ohio
County:	Muskingum County
Elevation:	732 ft (223 m)
Total Area:	0.51 sq mi (1.33 km²)
Land Area:	0.51 sq mi (1.33 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	720
Population Density:	1,406.25/sq mi (542.58/km²)
ZIP code:	43771
Area code:	740
FIPS code:	3962442
GNISfeature ID:	1049080

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History

An old variant name was Taylorsville. Taylorsville was laid out in 1833 by James Taylor, and named for him. A post office called Philo has been in operation since 1851. The present name is for Philo Buckingham, an early settler.

From 1924 to 1975, the Philo Power Plant generated electric power. In 1957 Unit 6 at the Philo Power plant was the first commercial supercritical steam-electric generating unit in the world. Today, the rotors from Philo 6 are on display as a sculpture created by George Greenamyer located at the AEP Building in Columbus, Ohio.