Ohio · Census place 3940040
Kettering, Ohio
Kettering is a city in 2 counties of Ohio with an estimated 57,028 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 13th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 57,028
- #13 of 526 in Ohio
- Change since 2020
- -1.4%
- -794 people
- Land area
- 18.7 sq mi
- + 0.04 sq mi water
- Density
- 3,046 / sq mi
- State median 2,000
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Kettering population, 2020 to 2024
Kettering lost 794 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.4%. In the latest year it moved by -7. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 188th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so Kettering is 4.1 times that size.
Kettering covers 18.72 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 3,046 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so Kettering is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Kettering spans
Kettering crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 57,028 residents as follows; Montgomery County holds 98.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Montgomery County56,298
- 02Greene County730
ZIP codes in Kettering
5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Kettering by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 45409, 45419, 45420, 45429, 45440. 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 Kettering is
The Census internal point of Kettering is at 39.696000, -84.150400. Columbus, the capital, is 63.7 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Dayton, OH (136,346 people), 6.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.696000, -84.150400
- DMS
- 39°41'45.60"N 84°09'1.44"W
- UTM
- 16N 744335.0E 4397899.7N
- Geohash
- dph1v47tc
- Plus code
- 86FQMRWX+CR
Daylight in Kettering
At 39.70° N, Kettering gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 22 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 37 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Kettering
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Oakwood, 2.1 miles away, with 9,400 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Kettering, OH?
57,028 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 794 (1.4%) from 57,822 in July 2020.
What county is Kettering in?
It spans 2 counties: Montgomery County (56,298 residents), Greene County (730 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Kettering?
5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 45409, 45419, 45420, 45429, 45440.
How far is Kettering from Columbus?
63.7 miles (102.5 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Kettering.
What is the nearest larger city to Kettering?
Dayton, OH, with 136,346 residents, 6.6 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.