FIPS code 39143 is Sandusky County, Ohio. With a population of 58,885 (2022 ACS estimate), it ranks #43 in Ohio and #890 nationally. Sandusky County is part of the Fremont, OH. 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
39143
Population
58,885
2022 ACS · #890 nationally
Density
144.2/mi²
people per sq mile
Land Area
408
sq miles
Urban/Rural
Nonmetro — urban 20K+, adjacent to metro
RUCC 4
How This FIPS Code Works
The 5-digit FIPS code 39143 is formed by combining the 2-digit state identifier 39 (Ohio) with the 3-digit county identifier 143. Together they uniquely identify Sandusky County in every US federal dataset. No two counties share the same 5-digit FIPS code.
Census ACS Data for FIPS 39143
From the 2022 ACS 5-year estimates — the same values you'd retrieve by querying the Census API with county FIPS 39143.
Median Household Income
$60,814
ACS B19013_001E
Poverty Rate
13.0%
ACS B17001 (below poverty level)
Median Age
42.3
ACS B01002_001E
Metropolitan Area
Adjacent Counties (5)
Counties that share a border with Sandusky County. Useful for regional analysis — these are the geographies you'd typically include when studying labor markets, commuting zones, or environmental spillovers around FIPS 39143.
Federal Datasets Using Code 39143
FIPS code 39143 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 39143 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:143",
"in": "state:39",
"key": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = r.json() # [[header...], [Sandusky County, Ohio, income, pop, ...]-- 5-digit combined FIPS (state + county)
SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE county_fips = '39143';
-- Some datasets store state and county separately
SELECT * FROM your_table
WHERE state_fips = '39'
AND county_fips = '143';
-- ⚠ Never cast to integer — leading zeros are lost:
-- county_fips = 39143 is WRONG for this countylibrary(tidycensus)
get_acs(
geography = "county",
variables = c(income = "B19013_001E", pop = "B01003_001E"),
state = "39",
county = "143",
year = 2022
)ZIP Codes in Sandusky 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 Sandusky County. Why FIPS ≠ ZIP →
| ZIP Code | % in county |
|---|---|
| 43435 | 100.0% |
| 43407 | 100.0% |
| 43420 | 99.8% |
| 43431 | 97.4% |
| 43442 | 96.0% |
| 43464 | 94.2% |
| 43469 | 91.9% |
| 43410 | 91.3% |
| 44841 | 44.6% |
| 43457 | 37.6% |
| 44811 | 19.4% |
| 44836 | 17.9% |
| 43406 | 16.5% |
| 43416 | 14.1% |
| 43430 | 7.4% |
| 44824 | 5.8% |
| 43449 | 2.5% |