Ohio · Census place 3983580

West Jefferson, Ohio

West Jefferson is a village in Madison County, Ohio with an estimated 4,943 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 257th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 4,943; #257 of 526 in Ohio
Change since 2020: +19.0%; +788 people
Land area: 10.0 sq mi; + 0.02 sq mi water
Density: 494 / sq mi; State median 2,000

Orange pin: West Jefferson. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Columbus.

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West Jefferson population, 2020 to 2024

West Jefferson added 788 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +19.0%. In the latest year it moved by +454.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,145. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Jefferson covers 10.00 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 494 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so West Jefferson is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Jefferson is in

All of West Jefferson's residents live in Madison County, which had 45,531 residents in 2024. West Jefferson holds 10.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Jefferson

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap West Jefferson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 43119, 43140, 43162. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where West Jefferson is

The Census internal point of West Jefferson is at 39.949400, -83.308400. Columbus, the capital, is 16.3 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is London, OH (10,743 people), 8.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH, 17.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 39.949400, -83.308400
DMS: 39°56'57.84"N 83°18'30.24"W
UTM: 17N 302800.8E 4424692.7N
Geohash: dphg228dj
Plus code: 86FRWMXR+QJ

Daylight in West Jefferson

At 39.95° N, West Jefferson gets about 15 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 41 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Jefferson

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is London, 7.9 miles away, with 10,743 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Jefferson, OH?

4,943 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 788 (19.0%) from 4,155 in July 2020.

What county is West Jefferson in?

Madison County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover West Jefferson?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 43119, 43140, 43162.

How far is West Jefferson from Columbus?

16.3 miles (26.2 km) in a straight line, heading E from West Jefferson.

What is the nearest larger city to West Jefferson?

London, OH, with 10,743 residents, 8.0 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.

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