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45831 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45831 covers Continental, Ohio, with a population of about 3,566 and a median household income of $74,801.

Population
3,56648 per square mile
Median age
42.74 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,8011.1× the Ohio median
Poverty rate
12.8%about the US average
Typical home value
$217,214up 39.5% in five years
Median rent
$65634% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
12.8%22.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.5%27.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
40

Where 45831 is

Continental, 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

Population3,566
Median age42.7
Family households73.4%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.6%
White (non-Hispanic)97.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans4.9%
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$74,801
Income per person$32,426
Poverty rate12.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.2%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k7.8%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k16.7%
$100–125k17.5%
$125–150k4.8%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more5.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,500
Mean adjusted gross income$64,805
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$157,100
Median gross rent$656
Owner-occupied92.5%
Vacant homes5.7%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house93%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units1.3%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home2.8%
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$217,214as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$217,214$85,000

$85,000 in 2000 to $217,214 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home5.9%
Drives to work alone83.5%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.2%
Health

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

Obesity44.6% 11.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.7% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 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 screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 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%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 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 disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12% 1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments40
People employed354
Annual payroll$17,926,000
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 64.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss74 out of 100
Community resilience96.6 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 wind94Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.2Relatively 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$74,801$69,680$78,538
Income per person$32,426$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate12.8%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$157,100$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$656$988$1,348
Homeownership92.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate10.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home5.9%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%5%13.9%
Median age42.739.638.7
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 stationDEFIANCE, OH US22 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 17.8°F2.59 in rain, 8.7 in snow
February35.5°F / 19.7°F2.17 in rain, 8 in snow
March46.4°F / 27.8°F2.55 in rain, 2.6 in snow
April59.9°F / 38.3°F3.67 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May71.3°F / 49.7°F4.26 in rain
June80.7°F / 59.8°F3.63 in rain
July84.6°F / 63.2°F3.66 in rain
August82.3°F / 61.5°F3.5 in rain
September76.5°F / 53.9°F3.25 in rain
October63.3°F / 42.7°F2.87 in rain
November49°F / 32.4°F3 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December37.2°F / 23.7°F2.55 in rain, 3.8 in snow
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Continental Local School District80.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School District15.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Ayersville Local School District2.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Paulding Exempted Village School District1.6% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45864 Miller City, OH8.8 km away
45827 Cloverdale, OH9.8 km away
45837 Dupont, OH10.4 km away
43548 New Bavaria, OH11.4 km away
45873 Oakwood, OH13.8 km away
45853 Kalida, OH15 km away
45848 Glandorf, OH16.2 km away
45861 Melrose, OH16.6 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.

Putnam County97.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Defiance County2.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Paulding County0.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area74.38 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density48 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1148, -84.2358

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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