Ohio · Census place 3983342

Westerville, Ohio

Westerville is a city in 2 counties of Ohio with an estimated 38,612 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 35th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
38,612
#35 of 526 in Ohio
Change since 2020
-1.6%
-628 people
Land area
12.6 sq mi
+ 0.14 sq mi water
Density
3,064 / sq mi
State median 2,000
Orange pin: Westerville. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Columbus.

Westerville population, 2020 to 2024

Westerville lost 628 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.6%. In the latest year it moved by +119. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 199th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so Westerville is 2.8 times that size.

39.2k202038.7k202138.5k202238.5k202338.6k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 39,192. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Westerville covers 12.60 square miles of land and 0.14 of water, for 3,064 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so Westerville is denser than the typical town.

The 2 counties Westerville spans

Westerville crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 38,612 residents as follows; Franklin County holds 75.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Franklin County29,250
  2. 02Delaware County9,362
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Westerville

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Westerville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 43081, 43082. 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 Westerville is

The Census internal point of Westerville is at 40.123400, -82.913300. Columbus, the capital, is 12.1 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Columbus, OH (933,263 people), 10.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.123400, -82.913300
DMS
40°07'24.24"N 82°54'47.88"W
UTM
17N 336970.5E 4443208.1N
Geohash
dpjh320rs
Plus code
86GV43FP+9M

Daylight in Westerville

At 40.12° N, Westerville gets about 15 h 02 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 19 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 43 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Westerville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Minerva Park, 3.6 miles away, with 1,961 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Westerville, OH?

38,612 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 628 (1.6%) from 39,240 in July 2020.

What county is Westerville in?

It spans 2 counties: Franklin County (29,250 residents), Delaware County (9,362 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Westerville?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 43081, 43082.

How far is Westerville from Columbus?

12.1 miles (19.4 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Westerville.

What is the nearest larger city to Westerville?

Columbus, OH, with 933,263 residents, 10.4 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.