Old Fort, OH
Seneca County · Ohio · United States
Home to 120 people across 0.213 square miles.
At a glance
44861 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 44861 is
| Coordinates | 41.24259, -83.14623 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Seneca County |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| Land area | 0.213 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Chicago, IL | 235.9 mi |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 427.9 mi |
| New York, NY | 478.0 mi |
| Atlanta, GA | 522.2 mi |
People
Who lives in 44861
120 residents in 47 households, averaging 2.55 people per household. The largest age group is 55-64 at 25.8% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 47 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.55 |
| Family households | 100.0% |
| Living alone | 0.0% |
| Median age | 50.2 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 44861
The median household here earns $47,448 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 44861 ahead of 13% of American ZIP codes. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $47,448 ±$32,317 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $15,175 |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 54.3% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 40.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 44861
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1960 |
| Housing units | 47 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 47 occupied units
| Owner households | 33 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 14 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 44861 commutes
56.0% of workers carpooled, and the average one-way trip takes 27.4 minutes. 30.0% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 27.4 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 44861
ZIP code 44861 is assigned to Old Fort, OH, and falls within Seneca County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 120 people live inside it.
At 563 residents per square mile spread over 0.213 square miles, 44861 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings are well below the national median. At $47,448, 44861 ranks among the lower-income postal codes, ahead of 13% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Old Fort looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1960, making the housing here mid-century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 50.2 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.55 people, and 100.0% are family households.
Getting to work takes 27.4 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is carpooled at 56.0% of workers, while 30.0% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Old Fort, OH
Old Fort is a smaller community, so options inside 44861 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, Chicago, IL is about 235.9 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 44861 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 44861 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 44861 offers a compact profile of Old Fort: 120 residents, a median household income of $47,448, 40.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 44861 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Old Fort may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 44861
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 44861. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).