FIPS code 39161 is Van Wert County, Ohio. With a population of 28,833 (2022 ACS estimate), it ranks #75 in Ohio and #1498 nationally. Van Wert County is part of the Van Wert, 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
39161
Population
28,833
2022 ACS · #1498 nationally
Density
70.5/mi²
people per sq mile
Land Area
409
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 39161 is formed by combining the 2-digit state identifier 39 (Ohio) with the 3-digit county identifier 161. Together they uniquely identify Van Wert County in every US federal dataset. No two counties share the same 5-digit FIPS code.
Census ACS Data for FIPS 39161
From the 2022 ACS 5-year estimates — the same values you'd retrieve by querying the Census API with county FIPS 39161.
Median Household Income
$64,841
ACS B19013_001E
Poverty Rate
8.4%
ACS B17001 (below poverty level)
Median Age
41.3
ACS B01002_001E
Metropolitan Area
Adjacent Counties (7)
Counties that share a border with Van Wert County. Useful for regional analysis — these are the geographies you'd typically include when studying labor markets, commuting zones, or environmental spillovers around FIPS 39161.
Federal Datasets Using Code 39161
FIPS code 39161 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 39161 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:161",
"in": "state:39",
"key": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = r.json() # [[header...], [Van Wert County, Ohio, income, pop, ...]-- 5-digit combined FIPS (state + county)
SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE county_fips = '39161';
-- Some datasets store state and county separately
SELECT * FROM your_table
WHERE state_fips = '39'
AND county_fips = '161';
-- ⚠ Never cast to integer — leading zeros are lost:
-- county_fips = 39161 is WRONG for this countylibrary(tidycensus)
get_acs(
geography = "county",
variables = c(income = "B19013_001E", pop = "B01003_001E"),
state = "39",
county = "161",
year = 2022
)ZIP Codes in Van Wert 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 Van Wert County. Why FIPS ≠ ZIP →
| ZIP Code | % in county |
|---|---|
| 45874 | 100.0% |
| 45899 | 100.0% |
| 45838 | 100.0% |
| 45891 | 100.0% |
| 45863 | 100.0% |
| 45894 | 97.0% |
| 45832 | 96.7% |
| 45898 | 66.3% |
| 45886 | 46.8% |
| 45833 | 44.6% |
| 45849 | 23.0% |
| 45887 | 17.8% |
| 45844 | 8.4% |
| 45882 | 6.1% |