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The most walkable ZIP codes in Ohio

1,229 of 1,233 Ohio ZIP codes have a figure; the median one has 5.6 of 20.

Open this topic on the map Walkability by ZIP code

A walkable ZIP code puts homes, stores, transit stops and jobs close enough together that a trip on foot is realistic, not just possible: short blocks, sidewalks that connect, and destinations within a mile rather than five. Ohio's most walkable places cluster in the dense, pre-automobile cores of its biggest cities and a handful of college towns, while most of the state was built, or has grown, around the car.

This ranks the 25 Ohio ZIP codes with the highest walkability score, most walkable first. A high score describes the street network and the mix of nearby destinations; it does not by itself measure sidewalk condition, crime, or how safe a street feels to actually walk.

Across the state

One dot per ZIP code, colored the way the map colors this topic; larger dots are more populous ZIP codes.

Least walkable (1 to 5.75) (645) Below average (5.76 to 10.5) (441) Above average (10.51 to 15.25) (132) Most walkable (15.26 to 20) (11) No data (4)

The 25 most walkable

Highest first; every ZIP code links to its own page.

  1. 43215 · ColumbusFranklin County18.2 of 20
  2. 44114 · ClevelandCuyahoga County18.1 of 20
  3. 45202 · CincinnatiHamilton County17.9 of 20
  4. 44113 · ClevelandCuyahoga County16.8 of 20
  5. 45423 · DaytonMontgomery County16.7 of 20
  6. 44115 · ClevelandCuyahoga County16.6 of 20
  7. 43604 · ToledoLucas County16.4 of 20
  8. 45219 · CincinnatiHamilton County15.7 of 20
  9. 45203 · CincinnatiHamilton County15.6 of 20
  10. 43212 · ColumbusFranklin County15.4 of 20
  11. 43203 · ColumbusFranklin County15.3 of 20
  12. 43201 · ColumbusFranklin County15.2 of 20
  13. 45402 · DaytonMontgomery County15.2 of 20
  14. 43205 · ColumbusFranklin County15.1 of 20
  15. 45206 · CincinnatiHamilton County14.9 of 20
  16. 43206 · ColumbusFranklin County14.8 of 20
  17. 43210 · ColumbusFranklin County14.8 of 20
  18. 43202 · ColumbusFranklin County14.4 of 20
  19. 43222 · ColumbusFranklin County14.2 of 20
  20. 45209 · CincinnatiHamilton County14.2 of 20
  21. 45410 · DaytonMontgomery County14.2 of 20
  22. 45214 · CincinnatiHamilton County14.1 of 20
  23. 45405 · DaytonMontgomery County13.9 of 20
  24. 44103 · ClevelandCuyahoga County13.8 of 20
  25. 44106 · ClevelandCuyahoga County13.8 of 20

How this was measured

The EPA's National Walkability Index scores every census block group from 1 to 20 on three things that make walking practical: intersection density, distance to the nearest transit stop, and how mixed the jobs and homes are. The map shows each ZIP's population-weighted score in the EPA's four bands, from least walkable to most; the card breaks out the parts and adds the share of households with no car.

1,229 of 1,233 ZIP codes have a figure; ZIP codes without one are left off the list, not counted as zero. Ties are broken by ZIP code.

Every ZIP code's own page carries the full detail behind its figure, and the Walkability topic page ranks the whole state.

Sources

EPA National Walkability Index (Smart Location Database 3.0, 2021) by block group, population-weighted to ZIPs through 2020 census block points.

EPA walkability index · Smart Location Database · Census ACS

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Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), "The most walkable ZIP codes in Ohio", https://crackedbuckeye.com/stories/most-walkable/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].

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Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), "The most walkable ZIP codes in Ohio", https://crackedbuckeye.com/stories/most-walkable/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date]; Walkability from EPA walkability index.

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