East Sparta is a village in Stark County, Ohio, home to about 890 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 44626, and parts of 44643 are in East Sparta too.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly East Sparta; also North Industry
Mostly Magnolia; part is in East Sparta
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside East Sparta. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)56 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Akron Canton Regional Airport (CAK)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cleveland, OH56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA331 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Sparta; 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.
East Sparta had 749 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 713th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Stark County grew from 94,747 residents in 1900 to 374,853 in 2020.
Stark 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 20°F. About 42.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Philadelphia, OH weather station (15 miles away).
139,706 jobs at 8,181 businesses in Stark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Sparta.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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.
Grocery stores
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 Magnolia and North Industry.
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