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43143 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 43143 covers Mount Sterling, Ohio, with a population of about 5,609 and a median household income of $87,417.

Population
5,60942 per square mile
Median age
41.62.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$87,4171.3× the Ohio median
Poverty rate
9%3.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$296,892up 22.1% in five years
Median rent
$88011% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
17.4%17.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.4%14.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
76

Where 43143 is

Mount Sterling, 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

Population5,609
Median age41.6
Family households71.1%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)96.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans5.6%
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$87,417
Income per person$44,516
Poverty rate9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k16.0%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more10.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,790
Mean adjusted gross income$69,695
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.3%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.5%
Returns, $200k or more4.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$209,400
Median gross rent$880
Rent as a share of household income22.9%
Owner-occupied79.4%
Vacant homes9.6%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house82.5%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units4.1%
5 to 19 units4.8%
20 or more units1.1%
Mobile home6.6%
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$296,892as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$296,892$109,432

$109,432 in 2000 to $296,892 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home11.1%
Drives to work alone79.2%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.4% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments76
People employed977
Annual payroll$48,063,000
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 36.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36 out of 100
Community resilience61.1 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.

Drought94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave33.8Relatively Moderate 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$87,417$69,680$78,538
Income per person$44,516$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate9%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$209,400$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$880$988$1,348
Homeownership79.4%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home11.1%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%5%13.9%
Median age41.639.638.7
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 stationWASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OH US23.7 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January36°F / 19.6°F3.01 in rain, 7.9 in snow
February39.9°F / 21.9°F2.53 in rain, 3.7 in snow
March50.2°F / 29.6°F3.76 in rain, 2.8 in snow
April63.8°F / 39.5°F4.06 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May73°F / 50.5°F4.45 in rain
June80.7°F / 59.6°F4.33 in rain
July83.5°F / 62.9°F3.95 in rain
August82.3°F / 61.1°F3.35 in rain
September77.2°F / 53.9°F2.69 in rain
October65.7°F / 42.3°F2.69 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November51.8°F / 31.9°F2.78 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December40.7°F / 25.1°F3.19 in rain, 2.7 in snow
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 supermarket34% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Madison-Plains Local School District53% of this ZIP code's land area
Westfall Local School District29.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Miami Trace Local School District17.8% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

43117 Derby, OH8.6 km away
43146 Orient, OH13.8 km away
43126 Harrisburg, OH14.5 km away
43106 Bloomingburg, OH14.8 km away
43151 Sedalia, OH16.8 km away
43164 Williamsport, OH17.8 km away
43145 New Holland, OH17.8 km away
43116 Commercial Point, OH19.7 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.

Madison County53.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Pickaway County29.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Fayette County17.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area133.57 sq mi
Water area1.42 sq mi
Population density42 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7175, -83.2806

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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