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43556 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 43556 covers Sherwood, Ohio, with a population of about 1,746 and a median household income of $67,500.

Population
1,74655 per square mile
Median age
36.81.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$67,500about the Ohio median
Poverty rate
7.9%4.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$171,946up 28.3% in five years
Median rent
$76023% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
14.4%20.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.5%22.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 43556 is

Sherwood, 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

Population1,746
Median age36.8
Family households71.8%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)87.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino10%
Veterans8.6%
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$67,500
Income per person$30,490
Poverty rate7.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k6.1%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k11.1%
$60–75k12.7%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k16.8%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k8.6%
$200k or more3.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed860
Mean adjusted gross income$59,829
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$164,400
Median gross rent$760
Owner-occupied87.5%
Vacant homes11.9%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house88.7%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units1.2%
Mobile home4.6%
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$171,946as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$171,946$79,308

$79,308 in 2000 to $171,946 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home5.4%
Drives to work alone79.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.2%
Health

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

Obesity34.4% 1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.2% 0.8 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 medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13% same as 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 establishments26
People employed173
Annual payroll$7,001,000
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 41.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss51.7 out of 100
Community resilience83.2 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.

Strong wind83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought13.1Very 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$67,500$69,680$78,538
Income per person$30,490$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate7.9%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$164,400$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$760$988$1,348
Homeownership87.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home5.4%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%5%13.9%
Median age36.839.638.7
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 stationDEFIANCE MEM AP, OH US10.6 km away
Rain in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 18.1°F1.94 in rain
February35.5°F / 20.1°F1.65 in rain
March46.5°F / 28.4°F2.26 in rain
April59.9°F / 38.5°F3.48 in rain
May70.9°F / 49.1°F3.89 in rain
June80.1°F / 58.8°F3.38 in rain
July83.7°F / 62.2°F3.63 in rain
August81.5°F / 60.2°F3.37 in rain
September75.3°F / 52.5°F2.67 in rain
October62.7°F / 41.9°F2.32 in rain
November48.7°F / 32.5°F2.48 in rain
December36.9°F / 23.7°F1.88 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 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%.

Central 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

43536 Mark Center, OH7.2 km away
43549 Ney, OH9.4 km away
45821 Cecil, OH11.3 km away
43520 Farmer, OH13 km away
43512 Defiance, OH15.1 km away
45879 Paulding, OH17.3 km away
43526 Hicksville, OH18.2 km away
43519 Evansport, OH18.7 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.

Defiance County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area31.98 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density55 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.2946, -84.5417

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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