Ohio · Census place 3984196

West Salem, Ohio

West Salem is a village in Wayne County, Ohio with an estimated 1,437 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 461st largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,437; #461 of 526 in Ohio
Change since 2020: +0.3%; +5 people
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Density: 1,343 / sq mi; State median 2,000

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

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West Salem population, 2020 to 2024

West Salem added 5 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +3.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,431. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Salem covers 1.07 square miles of land, for 1,343 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so West Salem is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Salem is in

All of West Salem's residents live in Wayne County, which had 116,632 residents in 2024. West Salem holds 1.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Salem

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Salem by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 44287. 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 Salem is

The Census internal point of West Salem is at 40.969800, -82.107900. Columbus, the capital, is 84.0 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lodi, OH (2,794 people), 7.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Akron, OH, 31.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 40.969800, -82.107900
DMS: 40°58'11.28"N 82°06'28.44"W
UTM: 17N 406780.6E 4535995.6N
Geohash: dpm95d6f7
Plus code: 86GVXV9R+WR

Daylight in West Salem

At 40.97° N, West Salem gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Salem

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Lodi, 7.0 miles away, with 2,794 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Salem, OH?

1,437 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 5 (0.3%) from 1,432 in July 2020.

What county is West Salem in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Salem?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 44287.

How far is West Salem from Columbus?

84.0 miles (135.2 km) in a straight line, heading SW from West Salem.

What is the nearest larger city to West Salem?

Lodi, OH, with 2,794 residents, 7.0 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.