Derby is a community in Pickaway County, Ohio, home to about 435 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 43117, and parts of 43146 are in Derby too.
Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Derby
Part is in Derby, part in Commercial Point and Orient
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Derby. 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)20 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK)12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Columbus, OH16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL276 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Derby; 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.
Derby had 355 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2010.
It’s the 916th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Pickaway County grew from 27,016 residents in 1900 to 58,539 in 2020.
Pickaway 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 19°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbus-Valley Crossing, OH weather station (15 miles away).
13,685 jobs at 856 businesses in Pickaway County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
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 Commercial Point, Orient and Darbyville.
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.