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45856 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45856 covers Leipsic, Ohio, with a population of about 5,290 and a median household income of $87,292.

Population
5,29052 per square mile
Median age
34.54.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$87,2921.3× the Ohio median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$224,078up 38.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,1161.1× the Ohio median
Degree or higher
23.3%11.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.8%15.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
82

Where 45856 is

Leipsic, 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

Population5,290
Median age34.5
Family households76.7%
Born outside the US7.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.7%
White (non-Hispanic)77.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino20%
Veterans5.2%
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$87,292
Income per person$34,684
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k11.2%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k11.8%
$125–150k15.7%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more7.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,390
Mean adjusted gross income$70,289
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k24.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$167,400
Median gross rent$1,116
Owner-occupied80.8%
Vacant homes5%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house85.8%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units2.4%
5 to 19 units2.5%
20 or more units1.5%
Mobile home7.3%
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$224,078as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$224,078$86,923

$86,923 in 2000 to $224,078 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home3.7%
Drives to work alone82.1%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.5%
Health

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

Obesity44.5% 11.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.4% 2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% 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 year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13% 4.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above 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 disability13.8% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments82
People employed1,441
Annual payroll$97,838,000
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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 58.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.1 out of 100
Community resilience96.7 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 wind92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide62.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28.9Relatively 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$87,292$69,680$78,538
Income per person$34,684$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$167,400$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,116$988$1,348
Homeownership80.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home3.7%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.2%5%13.9%
Median age34.539.638.7
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 stationPANDORA, OH US18.4 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 19.4°F2.61 in rain, 10.6 in snow
February37.1°F / 21.6°F2.2 in rain, 8.3 in snow
March47.8°F / 29.6°F2.61 in rain, 4.3 in snow
April61.2°F / 39.7°F3.8 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May72.5°F / 51.3°F4.36 in rain
June80.9°F / 60.8°F4.28 in rain
July84.1°F / 63.7°F4.04 in rain
August82.2°F / 61.6°F3.47 in rain
September76.4°F / 54.3°F3.09 in rain
October63.8°F / 43.8°F2.83 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49.9°F / 33.5°F2.82 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December38.2°F / 25.1°F2.56 in rain, 6.5 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Leipsic Local School District56.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Miller City-New Cleveland Local School District19% of this ZIP code's land area
Pandora-Gilboa Local School District17.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Patrick Henry Local School District4.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Continental Local School District1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
McComb Local School District1.2% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45815 Belmore, OH6.7 km away
45875 Ottawa, OH10.9 km away
45848 Glandorf, OH11.3 km away
45864 Miller City, OH11.4 km away
43524 Hamler, OH13.7 km away
43516 Deshler, OH15.2 km away
45858 Mc Comb, OH16.3 km away
43548 New Bavaria, OH17.9 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 County95.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Henry County3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Hancock County1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area102.28 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density52 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1092, -83.9957

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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