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43003 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 43003 covers Ashley, Ohio, with a population of about 3,376 and a median household income of $66,643.

Population
3,376100 per square mile
Median age
46.37.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,643about the Ohio median
Poverty rate
14.4%2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$282,863up 14.5% in five years
Median rent
$986about the Ohio median
Degree or higher
19.5%15.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.9%11.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 43003 is

Ashley, Ohio — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,376
Median age46.3
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)95.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans9.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$66,643
Income per person$44,199
Poverty rate14.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k7.3%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k17.7%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k5.6%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,350
Mean adjusted gross income$61,922
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k27.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$198,300
Median gross rent$986
Rent as a share of household income24.1%
Owner-occupied76.9%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house79.2%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units5.8%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home9.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$282,863as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$282,863$114,244

$126,833 in 2000 to $282,863 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home2.8%
Drives to work alone82.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity39.4% 6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.6% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.9% 3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.4% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30% 0.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed221
Annual payroll$6,407,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 43.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.1 out of 100
Community resilience67.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Ohio and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOhioUnited States
Median household income$66,643$69,680$78,538
Income per person$44,199$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate14.4%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$198,300$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$986$988$1,348
Homeownership76.9%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home2.8%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%5%13.9%
Median age46.339.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMARION MUNI AP, OH US24.1 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January34.3°F / 19°F2.39 in rain
February37.4°F / 21.2°F2.03 in rain
March47.9°F / 29.1°F2.62 in rain
April61.3°F / 38.8°F3.88 in rain
May72.1°F / 50.1°F3.98 in rain
June80.2°F / 59.5°F4.24 in rain
July83.6°F / 62.4°F3.42 in rain
August81.8°F / 60.5°F3.24 in rain
September75.9°F / 53°F3.51 in rain
October63.7°F / 42.5°F2.76 in rain
November50°F / 32.6°F2.87 in rain
December38.8°F / 24.7°F2.61 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Buckeye Valley Local School District99.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

43032 Kilbourne, OH9.8 km away
43315 Cardington, OH10.2 km away
43356 Waldo, OH11 km away
43321 Fulton, OH11.8 km away
43334 Marengo, OH12.4 km away
43350 Sparta, OH16.7 km away
43015 Delaware, OH17 km away
43338 Mount Gilead, OH18.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Morrow County50.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Delaware County49.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area33.83 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq mi
Population density100 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4163, -82.9542

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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