Postal Codes

45506 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45506 covers Springfield, Ohio, with a population of about 13,339 and a median household income of $40,132.

Population
13,3391,091 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$40,13242% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
25.4%13 points above the US average
Typical home value
$114,852up 38.6% in five years
Median rent
$80019% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
12.6%22.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
57.8%7.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
133

Where 45506 is

Springfield, 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

Population13,339
Median age42.3
Family households55.5%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.4%
White (non-Hispanic)52.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)30.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino7.9%
Veterans10.1%
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$40,132
Income per person$25,759
Poverty rate25.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance32.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.1%
$10–15k10.3%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k7.8%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k7.6%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k8.6%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k3.6%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,600
Mean adjusted gross income$43,641
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.1%
Returns, under $25k38.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$101,000
Median gross rent$800
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied57.8%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1952

What the homes are

Detached house74.3%
Attached house10.6%
2 to 4 units6.3%
5 to 19 units2%
20 or more units6.7%
Mobile home0.1%
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$114,852as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 152.8%
Typical asking rent$962as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$115,275$38,765

$40,696 in 2000 to $114,852 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%
High school diploma or higher87.1%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone77.5%
Takes public transport1.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.4%
Health

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

Obesity49.5% 16.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.7% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.8% 13.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.9% 10.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity42.2% 16.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.6% 6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.8% 12.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.7% 10 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity29.7% 12.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps30.3% 16 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72% 3.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.9% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.6% 8.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45% 8.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost30% 17 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments133
People employed1,836
Annual payroll$78,678,000
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 26% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss25.3 out of 100
Community resilience74.4 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 storm79.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18.9Relatively 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$40,132$69,680$78,538
Income per person$25,759$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate25.4%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$101,000$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$800$988$1,348
Homeownership57.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate10.8%4.8%5.2%
Works from home10.6%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US4%5%13.9%
Median age42.339.638.7
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 stationSPRINGFIELD WTP, OH US7.2 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January35.9°F / 18.5°F2.69 in rain
February39.5°F / 20.2°F2.1 in rain
March49.6°F / 28.4°F2.94 in rain
April62.6°F / 38.2°F3.96 in rain
May72.6°F / 49.4°F4.59 in rain
June81.2°F / 58.8°F4.48 in rain
July83.9°F / 61.8°F4.55 in rain
August83.1°F / 59.8°F3.28 in rain
September77.7°F / 52.2°F3.39 in rain
October65.3°F / 41.3°F2.83 in rain
November51.8°F / 31.4°F2.8 in rain
December40.7°F / 24.2°F2.64 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 supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket58% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Clark-Shawnee Local School District43% of this ZIP code's land area
Springfield City School District26.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Greenon Local School District17.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Tecumseh Local School District13.7% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45502 Springfield, OH2.2 km away
45501 Springfield, OH2.2 km away
45504 Springfield, OH3.4 km away
45505 Springfield, OH3.6 km away
45503 Springfield, OH6.2 km away
45319 Donnelsville, OH10.1 km away
45323 Enon, OH10.7 km away
45372 Tremont City, OH11.5 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.

Clark County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area12.22 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density1,091 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9104, -83.8275

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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