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ZIP Code 44281: Wadsworth, OH

ZIP code 44281 uses the postal name Wadsworth, Ohio and lies mostly in Medina County (98% of its land) with the rest in Summit County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 35,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $89,131 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Wadsworth (24%) and Sharon Center (7%); 69% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan
442sectional center: Akron, OH (SCF 442)
81delivery area within it
Town
Wadsworth · its only residential ZIP
County
Medina County (98%); Summit County (2%)
Census places
Wadsworth (24%); Sharon Center (7%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Indian Hill, Oakwood Acres, Sharon Woods, The Estates at Woodfield, The Rose of Sharon, Tramonte Orchard Estates GeoNames
Metro area
Cleveland, OH
House districts
OH-7 (98%), OH-13 (2%) 119th Congress, by share of land
State
Ohio
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
47.8 sq mi · 726 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
44282 also use the name Wadsworth

Where is ZIP code 44281?

44281 centers on 41.060°, -81.740° and covers 47.8 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 44274, 44321, 44203, 44270, 44230, 44273, 44256.

44203 · Barberton44230 · Doylestown44256 · Medina44270 · Rittman44273 · Seville44274 · Sharon Center44321 · Akron44281 · Wadsworth (this ZIP)4428144256442734420344270442304432144203 · Barberton44230 · Doylestown44256 · Medina44270 · Rittman44273 · Seville44274 · Sharon Center44321 · Akron44281 · Wadsworth (this ZIP)4428144256442734420344270442304432144203 · Barberton44230 · Doylestown44256 · Medina44270 · Rittman44273 · Seville44274 · Sharon Center44321 · Akron44281 · Wadsworth (this ZIP)44281442564427344203442704423044321
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 44281 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 44281, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 44281 compare with the rest of Medina County?

Rank of 44281 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure44281In Medina CountyIn OH
People (ACS 2020-2024)34,7044th of 2472nd of 1,233
Median household income$89k10th of 19159th of 755
Median home value$279k9th of 22150th of 810

Its median household income is higher than in 72% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 75% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 44281?

The 2020 Census counted 33,241 people in 44281; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 34,704. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 11.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
34,704
2020 Census count
33,241+11.0% since 2010 (29,954)
Households
13,993
Median age
40.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 44281?

Of the 34,704 people the ACS estimates in 44281, 22.6% are under 18 and 18.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (94.3%).

  • Under 1822.6%
  • 18 to 6459.0%
  • 65 and older18.4%
Age of the people of 44281 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic94.3%
  • Other or two or more2.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino1.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.7%
Race and Hispanic origin in 44281 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 44281 earn?

Median household income is $89,131 (ACS 2020-2024), the 10th highest of the 19 ranked ZIP codes in Medina County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($91,910 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$89,131
Income per person
$47,638
Below the poverty line
6.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
42.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$98,49116,450 returns; wages 67% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 44281?

FHFA's house price index for 44281, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 84% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 51% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +4.9% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$278,800
Median gross rent
$1,071
Homes owned by their occupants
74.2%
Housing units
14,687
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Index = 100 in 1975, the first year FHFA reports for 44281; 2025: 553.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 44281?

694 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 48 more than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance90
  • Retail trade80
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services74
  • Construction70
  • Other services (except public administration)69
  • Accommodation and food services66

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 44281?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 44281, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
44274Sharon Center92–2.8 mi
44321Akron15,878$119k5.6 mi
44203Barberton38,701$64k6.3 mi
44270Rittman8,071$64k7.1 mi
44230Doylestown8,107$80k7.2 mi
44273Seville6,952$96k7.5 mi
44256Medina64,924$100k8.4 mi
44320Akron17,690$41k8.3 mi (near)
44215Chippewa Lake2,650$81k8.3 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.

Which other ZIP codes use the name Wadsworth?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Wadsworth, OH without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for it.

ZIP codes named Wadsworth without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
44282Medina County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.