Sandusky County, Ohio
County seat: Fremont · Population 58,655 (2025) · 408 sq mi
Sandusky County is the 43rd most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 58,655 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Fremont. The map shows its 10 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Sandusky County facts
- County seat
- Fremont
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 58,655 −0.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 408 sq mi 65th largest of 88
- Water area
- 10 sq mi
- Population density
- 144 per sq mi
- Established
- 1820
- Largest city
- Fremont 15,765
- Median household income
- $62,295
- Cities and towns
- 10 plus 6 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 17
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39143
Cities and towns in Sandusky County
Sandusky County has 10 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Sandusky County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont (county seat) | City | 15,765 | |
| Clyde | City | 6,361 | |
| Bellevue | City | 4,587 | Erie and Huron counties |
| Gibsonburg | Village | 2,462 | |
| Woodville | Village | 1,976 | |
| Green Springs | Village | 679 | Seneca County |
| Lindsey | Village | 452 | |
| Helena | Village | 208 | |
| Burgoon | Village | 177 | |
| Elmore | Village | 0 | Ottawa County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Ballville | 3,929 | |
| Stony Prairie | 1,701 | |
| Vickery | 132 | |
| Whites Landing | 121 | Erie County |
| Hessville | 78 | |
| Wightmans Grove | 33 |
ZIP codes in Sandusky County
17 ZIP codes reach into Sandusky County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 43406 also Wood County
- 43407
- 43410 also Seneca County
- 43416 also Ottawa County
- 43420 also Ottawa County
- 43430 also Ottawa and Wood counties
- 43431 also Wood County
- 43435
- 43442 also Ottawa County
- 43449 also Ottawa County
- 43457 also Wood and Seneca counties
- 43464 also Erie County
- 43469 also Ottawa County
- 44811 also Huron, Seneca and Erie counties
- 44824 also Erie County
- 44836 also Seneca County
- 44841 also Seneca County
Population of Sandusky County, 2020–2025
Sandusky County shrank by 253 people (−0.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,079 more deaths than births and a net gain of 816 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 58,880 |
| 2021 | 58,754 |
| 2022 | 58,554 |
| 2023 | 58,734 |
| 2024 | 58,651 |
| 2025 | 58,655 |
Neighboring counties
- Seneca County south · 54,522 people
- Ottawa County northeast · 39,481 people
- Erie County east · 73,296 people
- Wood County west · 134,176 people
- Huron County southeast · 58,250 people
Printable Sandusky County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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