East Springfield is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in northwestern Salem Township

Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

Salem Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,162 people in the township, 2,691 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Ohio

Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 69,709. Its county seat is Steubenville and is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 43925. It lies along State Route 43 northwest of the county seat

County seat

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 of Steubenville

Steubenville, Ohio

Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. The community is part of the Weirton

Weirton, West Virginia

Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. Most of the city is in Hancock County, with the remainder in Brooke County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,411...

–Steubenville, WV

West Virginia

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-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

Weirton-Steubenville metropolitan area

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Education

East Springfield is part of the Edison Local School District

Edison Local School District

The Edison Local School District is a public school district based in the community of Hammondsville, Ohio, United States.The district serves the villages of Amsterdam, Bergholz, Empire, Irondale, Richmond, and Stratton as well as unincorporated areas in northern Jefferson County.-Schools:*Edison...

. Campuses serving the community include John Gregg Elementary School (Preschool-Grade 4), Springfield Middle School (Grades 5-8), and Edison High School

Edison High School (Richmond, Ohio)

Edison High School is a public high school located in Richmond, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Edison Local School District, which covers most of northern Jefferson County. Their nickname is the Wildcats...

http://www.edisonlocal.k12.oh.us/district/buildings/ehs/ehs.html (Grades 9-12).