Orient is a census-designated place and former village in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States.

Orient was established as a station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the northwest corner of Scioto township.

Local residents began seeking dissolution[clarification needed] in January 2012.

[5] A new petition resulted in a May 2013 vote, in which the village residents supported dissolution by a margin of 38–30.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.12 sqmi (0.31 km2), all land.

As of the 2000 United States Census,[3] of 2000, there were 269 people, 95 households, and 72 families residing in the village.