ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Lorain County, OH

These are the 19 ZIP codes in Lorain County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 19 with at least 1,000 residents. 44028 (Columbia Station, 93.4%), 44044 (Grafton, 90.1%) and 44039 (North Ridgeville, 89.9%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lorain County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Lorain County

RankZIPMailing cityOwner-occupied homesResidentsHouseholdsResidential mailboxes
144028Columbia Station93.4% ±3.1%9,6713,9834,701
244044Grafton90.1% ±2.6%14,7214,2625,189
344039North Ridgeville89.9% ±2.1%36,78014,16215,912
444253Litchfield89.4% ±6.0%3,5521,2981,391
544880Sullivan89.2% ±8.0%3,1431,3211,124
644011Avon88.3% ±1.9%25,3179,5029,491
744001Amherst87.5% ±2.4%21,4488,1949,114
844050Lagrange85.2% ±3.5%7,0592,6442,714
944889Wakeman83.5% ±4.6%7,5002,7522,670
1044012Avon Lake83.1% ±2.5%25,75210,89611,215
1144089Vermilion81.0% ±3.7%15,6547,0767,662
1244090Wellington80.6% ±4.7%10,6704,1184,691
1344851New London79.8% ±5.0%5,0381,9742,151
1444054Sheffield Lake72.4% ±5.6%12,8065,8585,762
1544074Oberlin69.3% ±4.2%11,7453,8074,199
1644053Lorain66.6% ±4.3%21,0848,9009,817
1744035Elyria62.7% ±2.1%62,17926,72429,380
1844052Lorain54.0% ±3.0%28,28211,98012,191
1944055Lorain52.7% ±4.9%20,0438,4407,712

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 19 of 20 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 25,026 households, on 46 carrier routes with 28,317 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Lorain County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?
44028 (Columbia Station), at 93.4% (±3.1%), among 19 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?
Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?
ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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