Ohio · Census place 3949840

Middletown, Ohio

Middletown is a city in 2 counties of Ohio with an estimated 52,291 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 15th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
52,291
#15 of 526 in Ohio
Change since 2020
+2.5%
+1,268 people
Land area
26.2 sq mi
+ 0.32 sq mi water
Density
1,997 / sq mi
State median 2,000
Orange pin: Middletown. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Columbus.

Middletown population, 2020 to 2024

Middletown added 1,268 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.5%. In the latest year it moved by +409. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 49th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so Middletown is 3.8 times that size.

51.0k202051.1k202151.4k202251.9k202352.3k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 50,986. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Middletown covers 26.18 square miles of land and 0.32 of water, for 1,997 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so Middletown is close to the typical town.

The 2 counties Middletown spans

Middletown crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 52,291 residents as follows; Butler County holds 92.4% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Butler County48,332
  2. 02Warren County3,959
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Middletown

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Middletown by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 45005, 45042, 45044. 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 Middletown is

The Census internal point of Middletown is at 39.503000, -84.364900. Columbus, the capital, is 79.1 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hamilton, OH (63,953 people), 13.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Dayton, OH, 21.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.503000, -84.364900
DMS
39°30'10.80"N 84°21'53.64"W
UTM
16N 726569.0E 4375913.0N
Geohash
dph08pr3e
Plus code
86FQGJ3P+52

Daylight in Middletown

At 39.50° N, Middletown gets about 14 h 58 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Middletown

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Monroe, 3.9 miles away, with 15,950 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Middletown, OH?

52,291 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,268 (2.5%) from 51,023 in July 2020.

What county is Middletown in?

It spans 2 counties: Butler County (48,332 residents), Warren County (3,959 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Middletown?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 45005, 45042, 45044.

How far is Middletown from Columbus?

79.1 miles (127.3 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Middletown.

What is the nearest larger city to Middletown?

Hamilton, OH, with 63,953 residents, 13.0 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.