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43220 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 43220 covers Columbus, Ohio, with a population of about 29,715 and a median household income of $77,090.

Population
29,7154,494 per square mile
Median age
36.72 points below the US average
Median household income
$77,0901.1× the Ohio median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$368,943up 18.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,2021.2× the Ohio median
Degree or higher
63.4%28.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
50.2%14.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
883

Where 43220 is

Columbus, 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

Population29,715
Median age36.7
Family households51.3%
Born outside the US16.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.7%
White (non-Hispanic)71%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)12.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans3.4%
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$77,090
Income per person$60,401
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k9.5%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k10.3%
$200k or more18.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,670
Mean adjusted gross income$136,237
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.7%
Returns, under $25k22.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.0%
Returns, $200k or more14.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$463,200
Median gross rent$1,202
Rent as a share of household income25.5%
Owner-occupied50.2%
Vacant homes4%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house38.9%
Attached house13.1%
2 to 4 units17.1%
5 to 19 units21%
20 or more units9.8%
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$368,943as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.2%
Typical asking rent$1,334as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$369,641$136,867

$136,867 in 2000 to $368,943 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,341$1,115

$1,115 in 2021 to $1,334 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.4%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home18.9%
Drives to work alone72.4%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.2%
Health

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

Obesity27.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.3% 4.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.4% 1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.5% 3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments883
People employed10,580
Annual payroll$581,223,000
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 32.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.1 out of 100
Community resilience53.8 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.

Hail73.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire28.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane24.7Very 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$77,090$69,680$78,538
Income per person$60,401$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$463,200$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,202$988$1,348
Homeownership50.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.4%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home18.9%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US16.6%5%13.9%
Median age36.739.638.7
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 stationCOLUMBUS OHIO STATE UNIV AP, OH US3.3 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January36.3°F / 21.3°F2.22 in rain
February39.8°F / 23.2°F1.94 in rain
March50.2°F / 30.9°F2.99 in rain
April63.3°F / 40.9°F3.54 in rain
May73.3°F / 51.2°F3.85 in rain
June81.3°F / 60.2°F4.05 in rain
July84.3°F / 64°F3.72 in rain
August83.2°F / 62.3°F3.05 in rain
September77°F / 54.5°F3 in rain
October64.7°F / 43.4°F2.52 in rain
November51.4°F / 33.6°F2.36 in rain
December40.4°F / 26.3°F2.52 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 supermarket58% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Upper Arlington City School District62.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Columbus City School District30.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Dublin City School District7% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability11.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

43221 Columbus, OH3.1 km away
43214 Columbus, OH4.1 km away
43202 Columbus, OH5.7 km away
43026 Hilliard, OH6.4 km away
43210 Columbus, OH6.7 km away
43085 Columbus, OH7.1 km away
43212 Columbus, OH7.1 km away
43017 Dublin, OH7.8 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.

Franklin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.61 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density4,494 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0495, -83.0669

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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