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Erie County, OH ZIP Codes

Erie County, Ohio has 15 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 13 residential and 2 for PO boxes or a single organization. 7 of the residential ones lie mainly in Erie County and 6 mainly in a neighboring county; 9 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $62,082 in 44870 (Sandusky) to $93,333 in 44846 (Milan) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

44870 · $62k44846 · $93k

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $70,060 and $86,500.

They carry 13 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 13 residential ZIP codes in Erie County

7 ZIP codes lie mainly in Erie County; 6 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Erie County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
						In this county
44870	Sandusky	39,883	657	$62k	$163k	100%
44089	Vermilion	15,654	453	$71k	$211k	62%
44839	Huron	12,447	345	$87k	$251k	100%
44824	Castalia	3,642	145	$80k	$193k	94%
44846	Milan	3,489	156	$93k	$244k	97%
44814	Berlin Heights	2,369	93	$69k	$194k	100%
43438	Kelleys Island	128	29	$83k	$346k	100%

Partly in Erie County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Erie County, by their share here
						In this county
44847	Monroeville	3,514	51	$76k	$188k	24%
44889	Wakeman	7,500	98	$87k	$242k	23%
44811	Bellevue	12,690	107	$70k	$172k	14%
44826	Collins	1,052	37	$70k	$200k	10%
43464	Vickery	2,138	65	$42k	$124k	6%
44857	Norwalk	23,288	286	$64k	$175k	3%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

9 ZIP codes of Erie County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Erie County and in the neighboring counties
ZIP	In Erie	Elsewhere
44857	3%	Huron County97%
44089	62%	Lorain County38%
44811	14%	Huron County33%; Seneca County33%; Sandusky County19%
44889	23%	Huron County64%; Lorain County13%
44824	94%	Sandusky County6%
44847	24%	Huron County76%
44846	97%	Huron County3%
43464	6%	Sandusky County94%
44826	10%	Huron County90%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Erie County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIP	Postal name
44816	Birmingham
44871	Sandusky

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

Which first three digits do Erie County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Erie County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 434, 440 and 448.

Three-digit prefixes of Erie County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Erie County's
Prefix	Sectional center	Here	All codes
434	Toledo, OH (SCF 434)	2	45
440	Cleveland, OH (SCF 440)	1	65
448	Cleveland, OH (SCF 440)	12	63

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.

Where are the ZIP codes of Erie County?