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Elgin ZIP code, Ohio

The ZIP code for Elgin, OH is 45838, and its area codes are 419 and 567.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
81
Area codes
419, 567
State
Ohio

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Elgin itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Venedocia (1.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Elgin uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

ZIP codes addressed as Elgin

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Elgin
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
45838 Elgin , OH Standard 72 $91,181 $115,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Elgin

These ZIP codes cover part of Elgin but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Elgin
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
45894 Venedocia , OH Standard 602 $81,360 $182,700

Map of Elgin ZIP codes

45838

The ZIP codes of Elgin, OH, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Elgin

The nearest larger towns are Venedocia (143 people, 3.1 mi), Mendon (713 people, 5.3 mi) and Spencerville (2,107 people, 6.9 mi).

Towns near Elgin
TownPopulationDistance
Delphos 7,143 10.2 mi
Van Wert 10,790 10.3 mi
Celina 10,903 13.7 mi
St. Marys 8,301 14.2 mi
Fort Shawnee 6,209 17.6 mi
Lima 35,010 19.1 mi
Wapakoneta 9,894 19.3 mi
Coldwater 4,191 19.7 mi
New Bremen 2,787 21.8 mi
St. Henry 2,741 23.7 mi
Decatur, IN 9,811 24.4 mi
Minster 3,182 24.6 mi
Berne, IN 3,965 25.8 mi
Paulding 3,230 28.2 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Van Wert County · Ohio ZIP codes

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