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ZIP Code45673

Richmond Dale, OH

Ross County · Ohio · United States
Home to 600 people across 0.49 square miles.

Eastern11 ZIPs in county

At a glance

45673 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.

Population
600
±396 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
$88,700
US median $207,500 · bottom 10%
Median age
26.8
US median 42 years
Population density
1,224/mi²
top 25% most dense
Land area
0.49 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 45673 is

39.203982, -82.811523 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates39.203982, -82.811523
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyRoss County
StateOhio (OH)
Land area0.49 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Chicago, IL313.2 mi
Atlanta, GA386.9 mi
Philadelphia, PA410.3 mi
New York, NY477.6 mi

People

Who lives in 45673

600 residents in 195 households, averaging 3.08 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 27.8% of residents, and 93.8% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1827.8%
18-2413.8%
25-3425.2%
35-449.0%
45-546.3%
55-646.5%
65+11.3%

Households

Composition and size

Total households195
Average household size3.08
Family households93.8%
Living alone6.2%
Median age26.8 years
Households with internet54.9%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White77.7%
Two or more22.3%

Income & work

What people earn in 45673

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$16,353
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation44.1%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k0.0%
$25-50k51.3%
$50-75k37.4%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k11.3%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 3.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 45673

A typical home is valued at $88,700. Ownership is close to even at 54.9% owned, and the typical building went up in 1967.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$88,700
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1967
Housing units195
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 195 occupied units

Owner-occupied54.9%
Renter-occupied45.1%
Owner households107
Renter households88

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family54.9%
20+ units45.1%

Getting to work

How 45673 commutes

88.5% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 38.0 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone88.5%
Carpooled11.5%

Travel time

Mean commute 38.0 minutes

<10 min0.0%
10-1925.7%
20-2935.1%
30-446.3%
45-590.0%
60+33.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 45673

ZIP code 45673 is assigned to Richmond Dale, OH, and falls within Ross 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 600 people live inside it.

At 1,224 residents per square mile spread over 0.49 square miles, 45673 reads as a suburban 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.

Living here

What life in Richmond Dale looks like

Housing in 45673 costs well below the national median. A typical home is valued at $88,700 against a US median of $207,500. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 54.9% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 54.9% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1967, making the housing here mid-century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 26.8 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.08 people on average, with 93.8% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 38.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 88.5% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Richmond Dale, OH

Richmond Dale is largely suburban in character. Accommodation here skews toward mid-range chain hotels and extended-stay properties positioned near highway junctions and business parks, which suits anyone driving in or visiting for work rather than sightseeing.

For reference, Chicago, IL is about 313.2 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.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 45673 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 45673 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, 45673 offers a compact profile of Richmond Dale: 600 residents, 3.4% 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. 45673 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Richmond Dale 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.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 45673

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Questions

Common questions about 45673

What city is ZIP code 45673 in?
45673 serves Richmond Dale, Ohio, in Ross County, United States.
What is the population of 45673?
About 600 people live in ZIP code 45673, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±396. That works out to roughly 1,224 people per square mile.
How expensive is housing in 45673?
The median home value is $88,700 and median gross rent is — a month. 54.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 45673 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 3.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 26.8. The average commute is 38.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 45673 in?
45673 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 45673?
ZIP code 45673 covers 0.49 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 45673 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 45673 reads as a suburban area. It holds 1,224 people per square mile across 0.49 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 45673?
The average one-way commute from 45673 takes about 38.0 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 88.5% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 45673?
About 191 residents of 45673 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 44.1% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 45673?
Accommodation in and around Richmond Dale, OH ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 45673 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Richmond Dale as the primary place and Ross County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 45673 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

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 45673. 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).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 45673, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.