Buckeye Lake is a village in Licking County, Ohio, home to about 2,525 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 43008, and parts of 43025 and 43046 are in Buckeye Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $205 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Buckeye Lake
Mostly Hebron; part is in Buckeye Lake
Mostly Millersport; part is in Buckeye Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Buckeye Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)22 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Columbus, OH27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL302 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Buckeye Lake; 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.
Buckeye Lake had 2,520 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 442nd largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Licking County grew from 47,070 residents in 1900 to 178,519 in 2020.
Licking County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 38.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark Heath Ap, OH weather station (6 miles away).
77,088 jobs at 3,277 businesses in Licking County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Buckeye Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hebron, Millersport, Harbor Hills and Kirkersville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.