Paulding County, Ohio

Paulding County, Ohio, has 18,727 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Paulding. It uses Eastern Time and covers 416 sq mi (1,079 km²) of land.

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Resident population, July 2025
18,727
Land area
416 sq mi (1,079 km²)
County seat or government
Paulding
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$67,731 ± $5,368
Median home value
$140,800 ± $9,073
Median rent, with utilities
$812 ± $44
Homes lived in by their owners
80.1% ± 2.0 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Defiance, OH micro area, Van Wert, OH micro area, and Fort Wayne, IN metro area
Water area
2.41 sq mi (6.24 km²)
State
Ohio
County code (FIPS)
39125
Coordinates (central point)
41.118948, -84.582125

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Paulding County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 4351228,022 people
  2. 435266,464 people
  3. 458796,194 people
  4. 458133,719 people
  5. 458313,233 people
  6. 458323,230 people
  7. 458802,470 people
  8. 458732,414 people
  9. 458272,186 people
  10. 458491,002 people
  11. 45821759 people
  12. 45851524 people
All 15
  1. 45861404 people
  2. 45886342 people
  3. 45855182 people

15 ZIP Code areas overlap Paulding County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Paulding County, largest first

  1. Paulding Township3,840 people
  2. Carryall Township2,994 people
  3. Brown Township2,485 people
  4. Harrison Township1,664 people
  5. Jackson Township1,593 people
  6. Crane Township1,409 people
  7. Auglaize Township1,380 people
  8. Benton Township935 people
  9. Latty Township842 people
  10. Washington Township617 people
  11. Blue Creek Township579 people
  12. Emerald Township453 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Ohio, by county

School districts in Paulding County, largest first

  1. Defiance City School District16,859 people
  2. Paulding Exempted Village School District9,463 people
  3. Wayne Trace Local School District5,388 people
  4. Antwerp Local School District3,898 people
  5. Ottoville Local School District2,621 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Paulding, Ohio (village)3,230 people
  2. Antwerp, Ohio (village)1,916 people
  3. Payne, Ohio (village)1,418 people
  4. Oakwood, Paulding County, Ohio (village)499 people
  5. Grover Hill, Ohio (village)435 people
  6. Melrose, Ohio (village)404 people
  7. Haviland, Ohio (village)186 people
  8. Latty, Ohio (village)182 people
  9. Scott, Ohio (village)160 people
  10. Cecil, Ohio (village)138 people
  11. Broughton, Ohio (village)118 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Defiance County, Ohio15 mi north
  2. Van Wert County, Ohio18 mi south
  3. Putnam County, Ohio24 mi east
  4. Allen County, Indiana26 mi west

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Areas that only touch the edge

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