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45840 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45840 covers Findlay, Ohio, with a population of about 54,342 and a median household income of $64,076.

Population
54,342326 per square mile
Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,0768% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
11.6%0.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$247,731up 26.4% in five years
Median rent
$9345% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
32.5%2.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
64%1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,395

Where 45840 is

Findlay, 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

Population54,342
Median age39.3
Family households56.4%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home6%
White (non-Hispanic)85.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Veterans7.1%
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$64,076
Income per person$40,512
Poverty rate11.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more8.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed27,160
Mean adjusted gross income$82,664
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k26.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.6%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$203,800
Median gross rent$934
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied64%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house66.7%
Attached house3.8%
2 to 4 units9%
5 to 19 units10.6%
20 or more units4.7%
Mobile home5.2%
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$247,731as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.4%
Typical asking rent$1,345as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$247,731$122,631

$123,745 in 2000 to $247,731 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,345$1,076

$1,099 in 2022 to $1,345 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home9.6%
Drives to work alone78.8%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.7% 2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.1% 5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.4% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.3% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 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)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,395
People employed34,116
Annual payroll$1,980,123,000
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 61.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.8 out of 100
Community resilience91.8 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.

Hail95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.2Relatively 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$64,076$69,680$78,538
Income per person$40,512$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate11.6%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$203,800$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$934$988$1,348
Homeownership64%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.6%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%5%13.9%
Median age39.339.638.7
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 stationFINDLAY WPCC, OH US1.4 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January33.6°F / 19.1°F2.59 in rain, 8.1 in snow
February37°F / 21.4°F2.19 in rain, 4.3 in snow
March47.4°F / 29.3°F2.55 in rain, 4.3 in snow
April60.8°F / 39.5°F3.77 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May72.1°F / 50.8°F4.07 in rain
June80.8°F / 60.6°F4.19 in rain
July84°F / 64.1°F3.9 in rain
August82.1°F / 62.4°F3.7 in rain
September76.3°F / 55°F2.91 in rain
October63.7°F / 43.9°F2.71 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November49.8°F / 33.2°F2.61 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December38.3°F / 24.9°F2.48 in rain, 4.6 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket68% 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 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Liberty-Benton Local School District27% of this ZIP code's land area
Findlay City School District18.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Van Buren Local School District13.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlington Local School District11.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Arcadia Local School District8.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Cory-Rawson Local School District7% of this ZIP code's land area
Vanlue Local School District6.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Riverdale Local School District4.3% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45839 Findlay, OH0.4 km away
45889 Van Buren, OH9.8 km away
45816 Benton Ridge, OH13.2 km away
44804 Arcadia, OH14.2 km away
45881 Rawson, OH15 km away
45858 Mc Comb, OH15.1 km away
45890 Vanlue, OH15.8 km away
45872 North Baltimore, OH16 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.

Hancock County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area166.49 sq mi
Water area1.7 sq mi
Population density326 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0449, -83.6457

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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