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Ironton, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ironton, OH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,635. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet IRONTON-OH · Ironton, OH 1 ZIPs · 21,635 pop · #20838/25278 · Lawrence County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,728
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20838/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under South Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,635
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $119,000

Nearest income peer: South Point, OH (+ $1,795 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 Ironton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ironton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ironton, OH sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,635
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,728
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,728 average) · poverty 19.0%. The primary code (45638) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ironton as a pure owner town.

Within Ohio, Philo is the closest lower-income city and Farmdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ironton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 45638, is all of Ironton

There is no split to weigh here: 45638 holds every one of Ironton's 21,635 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ironton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 334 establishments, 4,584 employees , annual payroll $219,517k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 45638 (334 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (69) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ironton, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Lawrence County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ironton. See the Lawrence County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Lawrence County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ironton, South Point, Proctorville and Chesapeake among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Proctorville marks the far end of that range at $67,500, 28% above Ironton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
45638 21,635 $52,728 334 108
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Ironton 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 Ironton, .