Ohio · Census place 3984294

West Union, Ohio

West Union is a village in Adams County, Ohio with an estimated 3,088 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 329th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,088; #329 of 526 in Ohio
Change since 2020: +2.7%; +82 people
Land area: 2.8 sq mi
Density: 1,091 / sq mi; State median 2,000

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

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West Union population, 2020 to 2024

West Union added 82 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.7%. In the latest year it moved by +34.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,009. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Union covers 2.83 square miles of land, for 1,091 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so West Union is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Union is in

All of West Union's residents live in Adams County, which had 27,671 residents in 2024. West Union holds 11.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Union

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Union by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 45693. 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 Union is

The Census internal point of West Union is at 38.791700, -83.544100. Columbus, the capital, is 85.9 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Maysville, KY (8,711 people), 16.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cincinnati, OH, 57.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.791700, -83.544100
DMS: 38°47'30.12"N 83°32'38.76"W
UTM: 17N 279041.7E 4296736.2N
Geohash: dnusdvv41
Plus code: 86CRQFR4+M9

Daylight in West Union

At 38.79° N, West Union gets about 14 h 53 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 27 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 26 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Union

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Manchester, 7.8 miles away, with 1,858 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Union, OH?

3,088 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 82 (2.7%) from 3,006 in July 2020.

What county is West Union in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Union?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 45693.

How far is West Union from Columbus?

85.9 miles (138.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from West Union.

What is the nearest larger city to West Union?

Maysville, KY, with 8,711 residents, 16.6 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.

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