FIPS code 39137 is Putnam County, Ohio. With a population of 34,400 (2022 ACS estimate), it ranks #70 in Ohio and #1344 nationally. The state FIPS code for Ohio is 39. This code is used in Census Bureau, BLS, EPA, HUD, and USDA federal datasets to identify this county.
County FIPS
39137
Population
34,400
2022 ACS · #1344 nationally
Density
71.3/mi²
people per sq mile
Land Area
483
sq miles
Urban/Rural
Nonmetro — urban 2.5K–19.9K, adjacent to metro
RUCC 6
How This FIPS Code Works
The 5-digit FIPS code 39137 is formed by combining the 2-digit state identifier 39 (Ohio) with the 3-digit county identifier 137. Together they uniquely identify Putnam County in every US federal dataset. No two counties share the same 5-digit FIPS code.
Census ACS Data for FIPS 39137
From the 2022 ACS 5-year estimates — the same values you'd retrieve by querying the Census API with county FIPS 39137.
Median Household Income
$79,453
ACS B19013_001E
Poverty Rate
6.6%
ACS B17001 (below poverty level)
Median Age
40.3
ACS B01002_001E
Adjacent Counties (7)
Counties that share a border with Putnam County. Useful for regional analysis — these are the geographies you'd typically include when studying labor markets, commuting zones, or environmental spillovers around FIPS 39137.
Federal Datasets Using Code 39137
FIPS code 39137 appears as the county identifier in the following federal datasets. Analysts joining data across these sources use this code as the common geographic key.
Using FIPS Code 39137 in Code
Common patterns for querying federal datasets by this county's FIPS code. The leading zeros are significant — always treat FIPS codes as strings, not integers.
import requests
url = "https://api.census.gov/data/2022/acs/acs5"
params = {
"get": "NAME,B19013_001E,B01003_001E",
"for": "county:137",
"in": "state:39",
"key": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = r.json() # [[header...], [Putnam County, Ohio, income, pop, ...]-- 5-digit combined FIPS (state + county)
SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE county_fips = '39137';
-- Some datasets store state and county separately
SELECT * FROM your_table
WHERE state_fips = '39'
AND county_fips = '137';
-- ⚠ Never cast to integer — leading zeros are lost:
-- county_fips = 39137 is WRONG for this countylibrary(tidycensus)
get_acs(
geography = "county",
variables = c(income = "B19013_001E", pop = "B01003_001E"),
state = "39",
county = "137",
year = 2022
)ZIP Codes in Putnam County
ZIP codes do not align perfectly with county boundaries — a single ZIP code can span multiple counties, and a county can contain parts of many ZIP codes. The ratios below (from the Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file) show the land area share of each ZCTA that falls within Putnam County. Why FIPS ≠ ZIP →
| ZIP Code | % in county |
|---|---|
| 45875 | 100.0% |
| 45893 | 100.0% |
| 45815 | 100.0% |
| 45848 | 100.0% |
| 45853 | 100.0% |
| 45864 | 100.0% |
| 45876 | 100.0% |
| 45831 | 97.1% |
| 45856 | 95.7% |
| 45877 | 90.1% |
| 45844 | 86.9% |
| 45827 | 85.6% |
| 45830 | 67.2% |
| 45833 | 9.5% |
| 45868 | 4.1% |
| 45817 | 3.2% |
| 45849 | 2.6% |
| 45873 | 1.3% |
| 43516 | 1.3% |
| 43548 | 1.3% |