Ohio · Census place 3928014
Fostoria, Ohio
Fostoria is a city in 3 counties of Ohio with an estimated 13,063 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 140th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 13,063
- #140 of 526 in Ohio
- Change since 2020
- +0.1%
- +14 people
- Land area
- 7.6 sq mi
- + 0.22 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,726 / sq mi
- State median 2,000
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Fostoria population, 2020 to 2024
Fostoria added 14 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.1%. In the latest year it moved by -8. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 100th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so Fostoria is 94% of it.
Fostoria covers 7.57 square miles of land and 0.22 of water, for 1,726 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so Fostoria is less dense than the typical town.
The 3 counties Fostoria spans
Fostoria crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 13,063 residents as follows; Seneca County holds 69.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Seneca County9,101
- 02Hancock County2,858
- 03Wood County1,104
ZIP codes in Fostoria
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Fostoria by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 44830. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Fostoria is
The Census internal point of Fostoria is at 41.160200, -83.412400. Columbus, the capital, is 85.6 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Tiffin, OH (17,729 people), 12.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Toledo, OH, 35.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.160200, -83.412400
- DMS
- 41°09'36.72"N 83°24'44.64"W
- UTM
- 17N 297597.4E 4559346.4N
- Geohash
- dpkdjuuzw
- Plus code
- 86HR5H6Q+32
Daylight in Fostoria
At 41.16° N, Fostoria gets about 15 h 09 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 12 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 56 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Fostoria
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Tiffin, 12.5 miles away, with 17,729 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Fostoria, OH?
13,063 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 14 (0.1%) from 13,049 in July 2020.
What county is Fostoria in?
It spans 3 counties: Seneca County (9,101 residents), Hancock County (2,858 residents), Wood County (1,104 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Fostoria?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 44830.
How far is Fostoria from Columbus?
85.6 miles (137.7 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Fostoria.
What is the nearest larger city to Fostoria?
Tiffin, OH, with 17,729 residents, 12.5 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.