| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (13 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 326 / 937 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:20 PM |
| Population: | 49,680 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 39091 |
| CBSA: | Bellefontaine, OH |
| Land Area: | 577 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.3937, -83.7648 |
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49,680 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 577 sq mi, served by 14 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 49,729 to 49,680 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.1% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 8 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 43319 (East Liberty, $136,141 median) and poorest ZIP 43348 (Russells Point, $51,426) are 19.8 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $145,300 in 43331 (Lakeview) to $303,200 in 43319 (East Liberty).
Density varies 22× across the county — from 29 people/sq mi in 43333 (Lewistown) to 650 in 43348 (Russells Point).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.3% bachelor's+ in 43333 (Lewistown) to 28.0% in 43357 (West Liberty) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Ohio, this is the #50 most populous of 88 counties and ranks #18 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $74,501 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,571 of 34,728 reporting).
13 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43311 | Bellefontaine | Standard | 20,391 | $67,914 | 103.3 | 6.8% |
| 43357 | West Liberty | Standard | 4,899 | $92,448 | 69.0 | 4.0% |
| 43318 | De Graff | Standard | 4,352 | $91,520 | 64.3 | -15.9% |
| 43331 | Lakeview | Standard | 4,106 | $60,980 | 33.1 | -9.0% |
| 43310 | Belle Center | Standard | 3,177 | $68,388 | 66.5 | -4.6% |
| 43324 | Huntsville | Standard | 2,733 | $56,466 | 29.6 | 15.0% |
| 43358 | West Mansfield | Standard | 2,275 | $89,121 | 59.8 | -22.5% |
| 43348 | Russells Point | Standard | 1,897 | $51,426 | 2.9 | 18.3% |
| 43360 | Zanesfield | Standard | 1,538 | $105,795 | 29.7 | -10.9% |
| 43343 | Quincy | Standard | 1,366 | $63,438 | 34.5 | -2.4% |
| 43347 | Rushsylvania | Standard | 1,113 | $93,893 | 29.5 | -20.1% |
| 43333 | Lewistown | Standard | 941 | — | 32.3 | 63.4% |
| 43319 | East Liberty | Standard | 851 | $136,141 | 22.5 | -5.9% |
| 43336 | Middleburg | PO Box | 41 | — | 0.0 | — |