45863 ZIP Code, Middle Point, OH

45863 is a ZIP code in Middle Point, Ohio in Van Wert County. It covers 24 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 45876, 45891 and 45849. 1,256 people live here in 476 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (93%). Median household income is $56,989, below the Ohio median of $71,389.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents1,256
Households476
Median household income$56,989
Income per person$33,034
Median age36.9
Homeowners92.6%
Median home value$115,400
Median rent$689
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%
Average commute (minutes)18.6
Households with kids under 1833.4%
Moved in the past year5.9%
Below the poverty line10.7%
Broadband internet94.5%
Speak a non-English language at home0.0%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K2.7%
$10–15K0.6%
$15–25K4.0%
$25–35K4.6%
$35–50K24.6%
$50–75K20.0%
$75–100K11.6%
$100–150K19.1%
$150–200K11.3%
$200K+1.5%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1014.6%
10–1912.8%
20–245.2%
25–3414.6%
35–4410.7%
45–5416.7%
55–6414.6%
65–745.9%
75+4.9%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage50.4%
Owned outright27.8%
Rented6.1%
Vacant15.6%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house95.9%
Townhome0.5%
2–4 units1.8%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other1.8%

Businesses in 45863

18 business establishments with 259 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

45863 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 291 residential and 3 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 45863

45863 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R)) with 291 residential and 3 business mailboxes. Routes range from 291 homes (R091) to 291 homes (R091); the median route has 291 homes. The Census counted 476 households in 45863 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4991
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 45863

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R091Rural2913$55,730———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 45863 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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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) 45863, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 45863 in?
45863 is a Middle Point, OH mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Middle Point; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 45863 in?
45863 is in Van Wert County.
What is the population of 45863?
About 1,256 people (±266), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,135.
What is the median household income in 45863?
$56,989 (±$20,684), 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 45863?
1 USPS carrier routes with 291 residential and 3 business mailboxes (294 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 45863?
The closest, measured center to center: 45876 (6.2 mi, Ottoville), 45891 (7 mi, Van Wert), 45849 (7.1 mi, Grover Hill), 45833 (7.5 mi, Delphos), 45844 (8.6 mi, Fort Jennings) and 45827 (10 mi, Cloverdale).

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