PlainZIP

Oberlin, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oberlin, OH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,679. 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 OBERLIN-OH · Oberlin, OH 1 ZIPs · 11,679 pop · #8978/25278 · Lorain County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $80,801
  • RANK-UPPER #8978/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Wellington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,679
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $234,200

Nearest income peer: Wellington, OH ( $3,895 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 Oberlin

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oberlin 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, Oberlin, OH sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 36%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,679
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,801
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 44074 (11,679 residents). Household income $80,801 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oberlin as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Oberlin's single ZIP 44074 carries the town

Oberlin is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 44074 is the entire residential footprint (11,679 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Oberlin's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 241 establishments, 5,659 employees , annual payroll $211,194k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 44074 (241 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Oberlin, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Lorain County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oberlin. See the Lorain County roll-up →

Oberlin lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Lorain County: North Ridgeville, Avon Lake and Avon earn more and Lorain, Elyria and Sheffield Lake earn less. Avon marks the far end of that range at $135,915, 68% above Oberlin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
44074 11,679 $80,801 241 91
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Oberlin 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 Oberlin, .