Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — STATE/OH/COUNTY/LORAIN

Lorain County, OH ZIP codes

There are 16 ZIP codes in Lorain County, OH, in 13 towns, from 44001 to 44090. The largest are 44035 (Elyria), 44039 (North Ridgeville) and 44012 (Avon Lake).

The county seat is Elyria.

ZIP codes
16
Towns
13
County seat
Elyria
County FIPS
39093
State
Ohio
Population
317,129
Median household income
$73,347
Land area
491 sq mi
Area code
440
Metro area
Cleveland

Lorain County ZIP codes by town

Elyria (county seat)
44035, 44036

Each ZIP code is listed under the county most of its land lies in and the town the Postal Service names it for; a ZIP code's own page shows exactly how it is split.

Map of Lorain County ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Lorain County, 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.

Lorain County in numbers

About 317,129 people live in Lorain County, in 127,544 households, the 9th most populous of Ohio's 88 counties. The median household income is $73,347 a year, about the same as the Ohio median of $71,389 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $223,200 (4% above the Ohio median), and median gross rent is $966 a month. The median age is 42.1; 28.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.5% across Ohio); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population317,129Lorain317,129
Households127,544Lorain127,544
Median age42.1Lorain42.1Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,347Lorain$73,347Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$223,200Lorain$223,200Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$966Lorain$966Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%Lorain28.5%Ohio31.5%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.4 minLorain25.4 minOhio23.4 minUS 26.4 min
Population density646 / sq miLorain646 / sq mi

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

Largest towns in Lorain County

Largest towns in Lorain County
TownZIP codesPopulation
Lorain 3 65,395
Elyria 2 53,035
North Ridgeville 1 36,627
Avon Lake 1 25,752
Avon 1 25,317
Amherst 1 12,906
Columbia Station 1 9,671
Sheffield Lake 1 8,966
Oberlin 1 8,329
Grafton 1 5,657
Wellington 1 4,593
Lagrange 1 2,800
Kipton 1 251

Population of the census place of that name where there is one, otherwise of the ZIP codes the Postal Service addresses by it. A town's ZIP codes can reach past the county line.

Neighbouring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Lorain County.

Not sure you are in Lorain County? What county am I in? answers from your location, near a county line included.

Every ZIP code in Lorain County, with figures

ZIP codes in Lorain County
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
44001 Amherst , OH Standard 21,448 $90,139 $234,500
44011 Avon , OH Standard 25,317 $135,915 $395,900
44012 Avon Lake , OH Standard 25,752 $115,567 $368,300
44028 Columbia Station , OH Standard 9,671 $87,595 $331,700
44035 Elyria , OH Standard 62,179 $56,408 $160,200
44036 Elyria , OH No street area — — —
44039 North Ridgeville , OH Standard 36,780 $96,485 $269,900
44044 Grafton , OH Standard 14,721 $88,333 $257,500
44049 Kipton , OH Standard 246 $68,929 $139,600
44050 Lagrange , OH Standard 7,059 $103,611 $276,500
44052 Lorain , OH Standard 28,282 $45,023 $116,000
44053 Lorain , OH Standard 21,084 $67,484 $206,300
44054 Sheffield Lake , OH Standard 12,806 $75,572 $184,400
44055 Lorain , OH Standard 20,043 $40,636 $101,400
44074 Oberlin , OH Standard 11,745 $80,801 $234,200
44090 Wellington , OH Standard 10,670 $76,906 $248,000

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Lorain County ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/state/oh/county/lorain

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.