Residential delivery area · Ohio

ZIP Code 45898: Willshire, OH

ZIP code 45898 uses the postal name Willshire, Ohio and lies mostly in Van Wert County (66% of its land) with the rest in Mercer County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 920 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $53,783 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 1% of its land lies in Willshire; 99% is outside any Census place.

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4national area: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan

458sectional center: Columbus, OH (SCF 430)

98delivery area within it

Town: Willshire · its only residential ZIP
County: Van Wert County (66%); Mercer County (34%)
Census places: Willshire
Micro area: Van Wert, OH
House district: OH-5 119th Congress
State: Ohio
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 29.2 sq mi · 31 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 45898?

45898 centers on 40.734°, -84.751° and covers 29.2 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 45899, 45874, 45882, 46772, 46711, 46733.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 45898 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 45898, 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).

How does 45898 compare with the rest of Van Wert County?

Rank of 45898 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)
Measure	45898	In Van Wert County	In OH
People (ACS 2020-2024)	917	10th of 14	943rd of 1,233
Median household income	$54k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$141k	not ranked	not ranked

45898's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (917). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 34% of 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 45898?

The 2020 Census counted 1,251 people in 45898; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 917. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 917±265 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,251
Households: 367
Median age: 40.8

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 45898?

Of the 917 people the ACS estimates in 45898, 23.0% are under 18 and 22.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (88.1%).

Under 1823.0%
18 to 6454.5%
65 and older22.5%

Age of the people of 45898 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic88.1%
Other or two or more6.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Black, not Hispanic0.1%

Race and Hispanic origin in 45898 (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 45898 earn?

Median household income is $53,783 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $53,783±$7,451
Income per person: $25,303
Below the poverty line: 10.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 3.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 20.9%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $60,079530 returns; wages 70% 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 45898?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $141,300
Median gross rent: $1,067
Homes owned by their occupants: 79.8%
Housing units: 415

Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 45898; 2021: 175.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 45898 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 45898?

14 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Accommodation and food services3

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 45898?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 45898, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
45899	Wren	206	$51k	4.9 mi
45874	Ohio City	1,820	$69k	5.2 mi
45882	Rockford	2,919	$75k	5.2 mi
46772	Monroe, IN	3,288	$80k	8.4 mi
46711	Berne, IN	8,353	$71k	10.5 mi
46733	Decatur, IN	19,318	$65k	11.9 mi
45862	Mendon	1,417	$46k	13.1 mi (near)
45891	Van Wert	15,584	$64k	13.3 mi (near)

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