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45662 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45662 covers Portsmouth, Ohio, with a population of about 26,972 and a median household income of $37,345.

Population
26,972486 per square mile
Median age
39.60.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$37,34546% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
32.8%20.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$105,631up 31.3% in five years
Median rent
$75623% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
17%18 points below the US average
Homeownership
53.1%11.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
734

Where 45662 is

Portsmouth, 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

Population26,972
Median age39.6
Family households57.9%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)88.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans7.4%
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$37,345
Income per person$24,497
Poverty rate32.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance31.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.6%
$10–15k11.8%
$15–20k7.0%
$20–25k10.2%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k5.6%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,500
Mean adjusted gross income$51,873
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k37.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$98,100
Median gross rent$756
Rent as a share of household income32.7%
Owner-occupied53.1%
Vacant homes13.4%
Median year built1953

What the homes are

Detached house73%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units7.7%
5 to 19 units6.9%
20 or more units6.6%
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$105,631as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$105,631$61,878

$69,949 in 2010 to $105,631 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%
High school diploma or higher86.6%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone81%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.1%
Health

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

Obesity46.9% 13.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.8% 10.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.3% 9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.9% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.1% 9.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40.1% 14.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35% 9.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13% 3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61% 3.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.8% 7.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.5% 11.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.3% 11.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.1% 7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.1% 10.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.4% 5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.4% 3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.6% 9.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23% 6.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.8% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost27.4% 14.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments734
People employed13,243
Annual payroll$603,320,000
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 49.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.1 out of 100
Community resilience41.9 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.

Landslide87.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail44.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.9Relatively 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$37,345$69,680$78,538
Income per person$24,497$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate32.8%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$98,100$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$756$988$1,348
Homeownership53.1%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home5%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%5%13.9%
Median age39.639.638.7
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 stationPORTSMOUTH-SCIOTOVILLE, OH US5.5 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January41.3°F / 22.9°F3.09 in rain
February45.2°F / 25°F3 in rain
March55°F / 32.6°F4.12 in rain
April67.3°F / 42.1°F3.95 in rain
May75.8°F / 52.4°F4.6 in rain
June83.4°F / 61.3°F4.14 in rain
July86.7°F / 65.4°F4.42 in rain
August86°F / 63.4°F3.27 in rain
September80.3°F / 56.1°F3.3 in rain
October68.9°F / 43.6°F2.95 in rain
November56.3°F / 33.4°F2.75 in rain
December45.7°F / 27.6°F3.5 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 supermarket27% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Minford Local School District39.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Clay Local School District32.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Portsmouth City School District22.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Wheelersburg Local School District3% of this ZIP code's land area
New Boston Local School District2% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41175 South Shore, KY8.7 km away
45694 Wheelersburg, OH11.1 km away
45699 Lucasville, OH11.2 km away
45653 Minford, OH11.2 km away
41174 South Portsmouth, KY12 km away
45648 Lucasville, OH12.5 km away
45652 Mc Dermott, OH12.9 km away
45677 Scioto Furnace, OH15.2 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.

Scioto County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.54 sq mi
Water area0.95 sq mi
Population density486 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.7932, -82.9306

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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