Bowling Green is a city in Wood County, Ohio, home to about 29,983 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 43402 and 43403.
Homes sold for a median of $166 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Bowling Green; also Haskins and Tontogany
All in Bowling Green
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)59 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL211 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bowling Green; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bowling Green had 30,808 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 50th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Wood County grew from 51,555 residents in 1900 to 132,248 in 2020.
Wood County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 35.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bowling Green Wwtp, OH weather station (2 miles away).
63,310 jobs at 2,862 businesses in Wood County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
387 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bowling Green’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 33 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 44 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 61 |
| Mental health providers | 184 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 33 |
| Optometrists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (17 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (8 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (13 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1901.
Colleges and universities
Sports teams
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Bowling Green City School District, Otsego Local. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green PreschoolBowling Green | Pre-K | 98 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Conneaut Elementary SchoolBowling Green | K–5 | 414 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Crim Elementary SchoolBowling Green | K–5 | 344 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Kenwood Elementary SchoolBowling Green | K–5 | 293 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Bowling Green Middle SchoolBowling Green | 6–8 | 589 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Otsego Junior HighBowling Green | 6–8 | 375 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Bowling Green High SchoolBowling Green | 9–12 | 799 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Otsego High SchoolBowling Green | 9–12 | 474 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Ohio MontessoriBowling Green | Pre-K–K | 3 | Nonsectarian | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Haskins and Tontogany.
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