Bexley, Ohio

Bexley, Ohio
City
Former Bexley City Hall
Location of Bexley within Ohio
Location of Bexley within Franklin County
Coordinates: 39°57′52″N 82°55′58″W / 39.96444°N 82.93278°W / 39.96444; -82.93278
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
• Land	2.43 sq mi (6.29 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	13,057
• Estimate (2012)	13,252
• Density	5,373.3/sq mi (2,074.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43209
Area code(s)	614
FIPS code	39-06278
GNIS feature ID	1048522

Bexley is a suburban city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,057 at the 2010 census. Founded as a village over a hundred years ago, the City of Bexley is an old, tree-lined suburb of Columbus, the Ohio state capital, situated on the banks of Alum Creek next to Driving Park and Wolfe Park, just east of the Franklin Park Conservatory. It is horizontally bisected by the National Road (Main Street), serving as a reminder of Bexley's origins as a merger between the prestigious Bullitt Park neighborhood to the north, and the Lutheran college community of Pleasant Ridge to the south. This history of joining economic and educational privilege remains evident in Bexley to this day.

The historic suburb is perhaps best known, however, for its large houses and estates, located primarily in Bullitt Park. The most famous of these include the Jeffrey Park Mansion (a.k.a. "Kelveden"), the home of the president of The Ohio State University, and the Ohio Governor's Mansion. Located in northern Bexley, the Governor's Mansion—originally built as a private residence in 1925 and given to the state in 1955—has served as the official residence of Ohio governors since 1957, though Governor James A. Rhodes (in his final two terms in office) and current Governor John Kasich, both of whom were residents of central Ohio, chose to remain in their private homes while in office.

Along with the municipalities of Minerva Park, Whitehall, Worthington, Upper Arlington, and Valleyview, Bexley is a geographic enclave of Columbus. Bexley is notable for its vibrant Jewish community numbering a little over 5,000 individuals.