44870 ZIP Code, Sandusky, OH

44870 is a ZIP code in Sandusky, Ohio in Erie County. It covers 61 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 44824, 43440 and 44839. 39,883 people live here in 17,171 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Ohio ZIP codes. With about 657 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (61% own). Median household income is $62,082, below the Ohio median of $71,389.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents39,883
Households17,171
Median household income$62,082
Income per person$34,855
Median age40
Homeowners60.9%
Median home value$163,200
Median rent$922
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%
Average commute (minutes)17.9
Households with kids under 1826.9%
Moved in the past year12.9%
Below the poverty line18.2%
Broadband internet87.8%
Speak a non-English language at home4.7%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K6.3%
$10–15K6.4%
$15–25K7.5%
$25–35K10.1%
$35–50K11.2%
$50–75K17.1%
$75–100K14.5%
$100–150K16.7%
$150–200K5.1%
$200K+5.2%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1011.0%
10–1912.0%
20–247.4%
25–3413.1%
35–4411.7%
45–5412.3%
55–6412.5%
65–7411.9%
75+8.2%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage31.5%
Owned outright21.3%
Rented32.9%
Vacant14.2%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house66.1%
Townhome4.4%
2–4 units11.6%
5–19 units9.5%
20+ units5.5%
Mobile / other3.0%

Businesses in 44870

1,124 business establishments with 23,867 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

44870 has 33 USPS carrier routes with 18,832 residential and 1,452 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 44870

44870 has 33 USPS carrier routes (30 city (C), 3 rural (R)) with 18,832 residential and 1,452 business mailboxes. Routes range from 200 homes (C024) to 1,049 homes (C032); the median route has 553 homes. The Census counted 17,171 households in 44870 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4999
500–74919
750–9993
1,000–1,4991
1,500+0

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  1. Route C024 — USPS business mailboxes 255, 200 homes
  2. Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 109, 431 homes
  3. Route C035 — USPS business mailboxes 95, 352 homes
  4. Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 83, 902 homes
  5. Route C014 — USPS business mailboxes 73, 528 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 44870

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C002City90283$37,578———
C003City431109$26,858———
C004City50253$89,121———
C005City70517$67,497———
C006City54958$47,255———
C007City57447$87,282———
C008City63125$55,898———
C009City42558$94,209———
C010City44860$64,498———
C011City64010$64,498———
C013City55315$45,808———
C014City52873$94,744———
C015City46369$51,545———
C019City62624$76,598———
C020City65338$64,232———
C021City65825$45,425———
C022City44727$52,067———
C023City55629$64,498———
C024City200255$94,744———
C025City58011$92,207———
C026City66322$52,033———
C027City4784$87,282———
C028City8215$80,818———
C029City56121$55,898———
C030City80835$68,871———
C031City56532$88,275———
C032City1,0495$26,495———
C034City53313$55,898———
C035City35295$87,282———
C036City49843$94,744———
R001Rural50713$115,138———
R002Rural50847$101,198———
R003Rural41831$87,282———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 44870 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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Areas that include 44870

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Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 44870, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 44870 in?
44870 is a Sandusky, OH mailing address. By land area, 16% lies inside Sandusky and 2% lies inside Bloomingville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 44870 in?
44870 is in Erie County.
What is the population of 44870?
About 39,883 people (±472), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 40,416.
What is the median household income in 44870?
$62,082 (±$3,277), 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 44870?
33 USPS carrier routes with 18,832 residential and 1,452 business mailboxes (20,286 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 44870?
The closest, measured center to center: 44824 (5.4 mi, Castalia), 43440 (7.3 mi, Marblehead), 44839 (8.9 mi, Huron), 44846 (8.9 mi, Milan), 43433 (10.5 mi) and 43464 (10.8 mi, Vickery).

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