43402 ZIP Code, Bowling Green, OH

43402 is a ZIP code in Bowling Green, Ohio in Wood County. It covers 111 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 43403, 43414 and 43525. 31,393 people live here in 14,182 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Ohio ZIP codes. With about 284 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (44% own). Median household income is $52,426, below the Ohio median of $71,389; the median age is 27.8, younger than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents31,393
Households14,182
Median household income$52,426
Income per person$35,295
Median age27.8
Homeowners43.5%
Median home value$243,100
Median rent$897
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%
Average commute (minutes)19
Households with kids under 1819.4%
Moved in the past year27.0%
Below the poverty line24.0%
Broadband internet92.4%
Speak a non-English language at home5.1%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K7.4%
$10–15K8.6%
$15–25K10.3%
$25–35K9.0%
$35–50K12.8%
$50–75K14.4%
$75–100K11.0%
$100–150K13.6%
$150–200K7.5%
$200K+5.3%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<109.4%
10–1910.0%
20–2425.5%
25–3414.2%
35–448.8%
45–548.1%
55–649.4%
65–748.4%
75+6.1%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage25.7%
Owned outright16.8%
Rented53.1%
Vacant4.5%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house47.8%
Townhome4.3%
2–4 units7.8%
5–19 units24.4%
20+ units12.4%
Mobile / other3.4%

Businesses in 43402

719 business establishments with 13,058 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

43402 has 24 USPS carrier routes with 14,879 residential and 928 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 43402

43402 has 24 USPS carrier routes (16 city (C), 8 rural (R)) with 14,879 residential and 928 business mailboxes. Routes range from 247 homes (R004) to 1,106 homes (C013); the median route has 595 homes. The Census counted 14,182 households in 43402 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4994
500–74913
750–9995
1,000–1,4991
1,500+0

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  1. Route C014 — USPS business mailboxes 98, 715 homes
  2. Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 98, 580 homes
  3. Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 80, 530 homes
  4. Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 75, 576 homes
  5. Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 68, 933 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 43402

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City93368$33,103———
C002City57675$15,215———
C003City30343$26,763———
C004City68314$58,812———
C005City53080$33,158———
C006City83654$29,563———
C007City6106$107,486———
C008City58098$58,812———
C009City55535$87,162———
C010City89315$26,417———
C012City66216$43,583———
C013City1,10621$29,275———
C014City71598$24,288———
C016City44318$80,771———
C017City55939$87,162———
C018City81825$58,812———
R001Rural5229$84,220———
R002Rural45332$26,417———
R003Rural27863$31,844———
R004Rural2474$78,146———
R005Rural52157$111,349———
R006Rural6108$66,727———
R007Rural67733$79,280———
R008Rural76917$105,285———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 43402 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 43402, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 43402 in?
43402 is a Bowling Green, OH mailing address. By land area, 11% lies inside Bowling Green; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 43402 in?
43402 is in Wood County.
What is the population of 43402?
About 31,393 people (±750), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 31,459.
What is the median household income in 43402?
$52,426 (±$5,776), compared with $71,389 for Ohio as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 43402?
24 USPS carrier routes with 14,879 residential and 928 business mailboxes (15,804 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 43402?
The closest, measured center to center: 43403 (2.4 mi, Bowling Green), 43414 (3.4 mi), 43525 (4.6 mi, Haskins), 43565 (4.6 mi, Tontogany), 43451 (6.6 mi, Portage) and 43566 (7.8 mi, Waterville).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.