Forest, OH
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forest, OH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,701. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet FOREST-OH · Forest, OH 1 ZIPs · 3,701 pop · #12589/25278 · Hardin County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $71,541
- RANK-MID #12589/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Victory
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 3,701
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $176,200
Nearest income peer: Mount Victory, OH (+ $905 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Forest
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Forest on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Alger · lowest
Alger · lowest
$44,045 median HH income
- Ada · near
Ada · near
$63,451 median HH income
- Kenton · near
Kenton · near
$63,785 median HH income
- Forest · this city
Forest · this city
$71,541 median HH income
- Mount Victory · near
Mount Victory · near
$72,446 median HH income
- Dola · near
Dola · near
$76,042 median HH income
- Ridgeway · highest
Ridgeway · highest
$90,821 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Forest, OH sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 50%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 3,701
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,541
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 45843 (3,701 residents). Household income $71,541 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Forest as a pure owner town.
Within Ohio, Blanchester is the closest lower-income city and Eastlake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Forest.
Population concentration
Forest's single ZIP 45843 carries the town
Forest is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 45843 is the entire residential footprint (3,701 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Forest
Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 583 employees , annual payroll $32,426k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 45843 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (6) · also Construction · Manufacturing .
ZIP Codes in Forest, OH
These ZIP codes sit in Hardin County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Forest. See the Hardin County roll-up →
Forest sits in the upper half of Hardin County on income: Kenton, Ada and Alger report less, while Ridgeway and Dola report more. Alger marks the far end of that range at $44,045, 38% below Forest.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45843 | 3,701 | $71,541 | 37 | 14 |
Forest roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Forest, .