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43438 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 43438 covers Kelleys Island, Ohio, with a population of about 198 and a median household income of $91,875.

Population
19846 per square mile
Median age
64.625.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,8751.3× the Ohio median
Poverty rate
3.1%9.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$437,123up 31.5% in five years
Degree or higher
49.4%14.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
93.5%28.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
27

Where 43438 is

Kelleys Island, 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

Population198
Median age64.6
Family households76.1%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.1%
White (non-Hispanic)93.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.6%
Veterans11.7%
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$91,875
Income per person$75,033
Poverty rate3.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k8.7%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k8.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k15.2%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k9.8%
$200k or more19.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$333,300
Owner-occupied93.5%
Vacant homes90.5%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house87.3%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home4%
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$437,123as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$437,123$178,300

$212,803 in 2000 to $437,123 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate28%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.4%
High school diploma or higher96.7%
Works from home32.2%
Drives to work alone50.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.5%
Health

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

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.4% 13.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.1% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.2% 15.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication85.1% 10.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year86.1% 9.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.7% 11.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.2% 7.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.4% 9.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.5% 8.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.4% 9.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.7% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments27
People employed25
Annual payroll$4,932,000
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 67% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.7 out of 100
Community resilience98.9 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.

Winter weather95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.4Relatively 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$91,875$69,680$78,538
Income per person$75,033$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate3.1%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$333,300$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$988$1,348
Homeownership93.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.4%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate28%4.8%5.2%
Works from home32.2%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5%13.9%
Median age64.639.638.7
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 stationSANDUSKY, OH US16.8 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January34.4°F / 21.8°F1.9 in rain
February37°F / 23.4°F1.77 in rain
March45°F / 30.9°F2.56 in rain
April57.3°F / 41.3°F3.76 in rain
May68.5°F / 53.2°F3.25 in rain
June78.1°F / 63.4°F3.67 in rain
July82.3°F / 67.2°F3.55 in rain
August80.5°F / 65.8°F3.02 in rain
September74.5°F / 58.9°F3.07 in rain
October63°F / 47.6°F2.72 in rain
November50.1°F / 36.8°F2.64 in rain
December39.3°F / 27.8°F2.12 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Kelleys Island Local School District100% 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

43440 Lakeside Marblehead, OH10.3 km away
43456 Put In Bay, OH11.1 km away
43446 Middle Bass, OH12.3 km away
43436 Isle Saint George, OH16 km away
44871 Sandusky, OH16.9 km away
43433 Gypsum, OH17.4 km away
44870 Sandusky, OH18.4 km away
43452 Port Clinton, OH21.6 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.

Erie County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.35 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density46 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6008, -82.7068

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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