Van Wert County, Ohio
County seat: Van Wert · Population 29,013 (2025) · 409 sq mi
Van Wert County is the 74th most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 29,013 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Van Wert. The map shows its 10 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Van Wert County facts
- County seat
- Van Wert
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 29,013 +0.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 409 sq mi 63rd largest of 88
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 71 per sq mi
- Established
- 1820
- Named after
- Isaac Van Wart American militiaman (1762-1828)
- Largest city
- Van Wert 11,200
- Median household income
- $67,917
- Cities and towns
- 10
- ZIP codes
- 14
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39161
Cities and towns in Van Wert County
Van Wert County has 10 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Van Wert County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Wert (county seat) | City | 11,200 | |
| Delphos | City | 3,140 | Allen County |
| Convoy | Village | 1,006 | |
| Ohio City | Village | 645 | |
| Middle Point | Village | 570 | |
| Willshire | Village | 398 | |
| Wren | Village | 151 | |
| Venedocia | Village | 138 | |
| Scott | Village | 135 | Paulding County |
| Elgin | Village | 46 |
ZIP codes in Van Wert County
14 ZIP codes reach into Van Wert County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 45832 also Paulding County
- 45833 also Allen and Putnam counties
- 45838
- 45844 also Putnam and Allen counties
- 45849 also Paulding and Putnam counties
- 45863
- 45874
- 45882 also Mercer County
- 45886 also Paulding County
- 45887 also Allen, Auglaize and Mercer counties
- 45891
- 45894 also Mercer County
- 45898 also Mercer County
- 45899
Population of Van Wert County, 2020–2025
Van Wert County grew by 76 people (+0.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 47 more deaths than births and a net gain of 119 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 28,922 |
| 2021 | 28,792 |
| 2022 | 28,731 |
| 2023 | 28,659 |
| 2024 | 28,866 |
| 2025 | 29,013 |
Neighboring counties
- Mercer County south · 42,737 people
- Paulding County north · 18,727 people
- Allen County east · 100,881 people
- Adams County, Indiana west · 36,650 people
- Putnam County northeast · 34,380 people
- Allen County, Indiana northwest · 402,329 people
- Auglaize County southeast · 45,909 people
Printable Van Wert 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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