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New Athens ZIP code, Ohio

The ZIP code for New Athens, OH is 43981, and its area code is 740.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
267
Area code
740
State
Ohio

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for New Athens itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Cadiz (4.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to New Athens 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.

New Athens in numbers

About 267 people live in New Athens, in 119 households. The median household income is $56,875 a year, 20% below the Ohio median of $71,389 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,600 (42% below the Ohio median), and median gross rent is $713 a month. The median age is 56.4; 16.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.5% across Ohio); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population267New Athens267
Households119New Athens119
Median age56.4New Athens56.4Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$56,875New Athens$56,875Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$123,600New Athens$123,600Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$713New Athens$713Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%New Athens16.3%Ohio31.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.8 minNew Athens24.8 minOhio23.4 minUS 26.4 min
Population density927 / sq miNew Athens927 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place New Athens village. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as New Athens

ZIP codes with the USPS city name New Athens
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
43981 New Athens , OH Standard 239 $56,458 $152,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping New Athens

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

ZIP codes overlapping New Athens
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
43907 Cadiz , OH Standard 4,960 $46,941 $119,800

Map of New Athens ZIP codes

43981

The ZIP codes of New Athens, 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 New Athens

The nearest larger towns are Flushing (1,149 people, 4.5 mi), Cadiz (2,988 people, 5.0 mi) and Adena (716 people, 6.6 mi).

Towns near New Athens
TownPopulationDistance
Cadiz 2,988 5.0 mi
St. Clairsville 5,003 8.9 mi
Martins Ferry 6,140 15.1 mi
Barnesville 3,945 16.4 mi
Bellaire 3,800 17.5 mi
Wheeling, WV 26,350 17.5 mi
Bethlehem, WV 2,592 19.1 mi
Shadyside 3,387 19.5 mi
Wintersville 3,677 20.1 mi
Steubenville 18,124 21.8 mi
Mingo Junction 3,254 22.0 mi
Moundsville, WV 7,869 22.5 mi
Follansbee, WV 2,757 23.4 mi
Uhrichsville 5,189 24.1 mi

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