Lorain

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Ohio

Lorain is a major-metro county in Ohio with 15 ZIP codes, 292,869 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lorain, OH sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 20%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
292,869
combined ZIP population
15
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,960
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Lorain lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 39093, 15 ZIPs, combined population 292,869). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 44035 (Elyria) with 64,263 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 39093, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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15

Total ZIPs

292,869

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Lorain

Side-by-side: Compare 44035 vs 44052 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
44035 Elyria 64,263 520
44052 Lorain 29,850 1,249
44039 North Ridgeville 29,563 482
44012 Avon Lake 22,581 783
44011 Avon 21,193 393
44001 Amherst 20,769 234
44055 Lorain 19,846 1,153
44053 Lorain 18,256 594
44044 Grafton 15,951 111
44054 Sheffield Lake 12,591 389
44074 Oberlin 11,679 91
44090 Wellington 11,504 43
44028 Columbia Station 8,467 99
44050 Lagrange 6,118 93
44049 Kipton 238 257

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Lorain?

Lorain has a total population of 292,869 across 15 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Lorain?

Lorain includes 15 ZIP codes: 44035, 44052, 44039, 44012, 44011, 44001, 44055, 44053, 44044, 44054, and more.

Lorain's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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