Wayne County, Ohio
County seat: Wooster · Population 116,758 (2025) · 555 sq mi
Wayne County is the 24th most populous of Ohio's 88 counties, with 116,758 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Wooster. The map shows its 16 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Wayne County facts
- County seat
- Wooster
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 116,758 −0.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 555 sq mi 14th largest of 88
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 210 per sq mi
- Established
- 1808
- Named after
- Anthony Wayne Continental Army general (1745-1796)
- Largest city
- Wooster 27,115
- Median household income
- $73,574
- Cities and towns
- 16 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 25
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 39169
Cities and towns in Wayne County
Wayne County has 16 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Wayne County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster (county seat) | City | 27,115 | |
| Orrville | City | 8,461 | |
| Rittman | City | 6,004 | Medina County |
| Doylestown | Village | 3,085 | |
| Creston | Village | 2,057 | Medina County |
| Dalton | Village | 1,921 | |
| Shreve | Village | 1,495 | |
| West Salem | Village | 1,430 | |
| Smithville | Village | 1,333 | |
| Apple Creek | Village | 1,183 | |
| Marshallville | Village | 793 | |
| Fredericksburg | Village | 405 | |
| Burbank | Village | 291 | |
| Mount Eaton | Village | 168 | |
| Congress | Village | 123 | |
| Norton | City | 4 | Summit County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Kidron | 608 | |
| Sterling | 364 | |
| New Pittsburg | 332 |
ZIP codes in Wayne County
25 ZIP codes reach into Wayne County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 44203 also Summit and Medina counties
- 44214 also Medina County
- 44216 also Summit and Stark counties
- 44217 also Medina County
- 44230 also Medina and Summit counties
- 44270 also Medina County
- 44273 also Medina County
- 44276
- 44287 also Ashland and Medina counties
- 44606
- 44611 also Holmes County
- 44614 also Stark and Summit counties
- 44618 also Stark County
- 44624 also Holmes, Tuscarawas and Stark counties
- 44627 also Holmes County
- 44638 also Holmes and Ashland counties
- 44645 also Stark and Summit counties
- 44659
- 44662 also Stark County
- 44666 also Stark County
- 44667
- 44676 also Holmes County
- 44677
- 44691 also Ashland County
- 44840 also Ashland County
Population of Wayne County, 2020–2025
Wayne County shrank by 108 people (−0.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 79 more births than deaths and a net loss of 182 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 116,899 |
| 2021 | 116,106 |
| 2022 | 116,533 |
| 2023 | 116,551 |
| 2024 | 116,575 |
| 2025 | 116,758 |
Neighboring counties
- Holmes County south · 44,970 people
- Medina County north · 185,025 people
- Ashland County west · 52,523 people
- Stark County east · 373,771 people
- Summit County northeast · 538,376 people
Printable Wayne 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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