Town guide

Granville, Ohio

Granville is a village in Licking County, Ohio, home to about 5,999 people across 4.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 43023.

Homes sold for a median of $220 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population5,9991,247 per sq mi
Median home value$502,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$220Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking27%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Granville

1 ZIP code

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Around Granville

Distances

Nearest major airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Columbus, OH25 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL295 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Granville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Granville

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Granville had 5,946 residents in the 2020 census, up 88% since 2000.

It’s the 266th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.

Licking County grew from 47,070 residents in 1900 to 178,519 in 2020.

Granville population by census2000: 3,167, 2010: 5,646, 2020: 5,9463,16720005,64620105,9462020

Licking County, 1900–2020

Licking County population, 1900 to 20201900: 47,070, 1910: 55,590, 1920: 56,426, 1930: 59,962, 1940: 62,279, 1950: 70,645, 1960: 90,242, 1970: 107,799, 1980: 120,981, 1990: 128,300, 2000: 145,491, 2010: 166,492, 2020: 178,51947K’00’1056K’20’3062K’40’5090K’60’70121K’80’90145K’00’10179K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GranvilleJan: high 39°F, low 21°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 23°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 31°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 41°F, 3.8 in; May: high 75°F, low 51°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 63°F, 4 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 61°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 53°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 42°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 33°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 27°F, 2.8 in39°21°Jan2.742°23°Feb2.252°31°Mar3.465°41°Apr3.875°51°May4.183°60°Jun4.186°63°Jul4.084°61°Aug3.479°53°Sep2.867°42°Oct2.854°33°Nov2.743°27°Dec2.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark Heath Ap, OH weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Licking County

77,088 jobs at 3,277 businesses in Licking County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Licking CountyTransportation and warehousing: 25,057 jobs; Manufacturing: 10,962 jobs; Retail trade: 8,490 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 7,596 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 6,080 jobs; Construction: 3,165 jobs; Finance and insurance: 2,441 jobs; Other services: 2,360 jobsTransportation and warehousing 33% Manufacturing 14% Retail trade 11% Health care and social assistance 10% Hotels and restaurants 8% Construction 4% Finance and insurance 3% Other services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

131 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Granville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Licking Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Newark4.2 miles
  • Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · New Albany14.2 miles
  • Mount Carmel East & WestGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Columbus18.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors21
Specialist doctors11
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants28
Mental health providers39
Physical and occupational therapists15
Optometrists4
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies1

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.

Places in and around Granville

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Raccoon Valley Park · 71 acres1.5 mi
  • Sugar Loaf Park · 7 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • IGA1.1 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • William Howard Doane Library0.6 mi
  • Granville Library0.8 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Granville Historical Society Museum0.8 mi
  • Robbins Hunter Museum0.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Granville Center for the Arts0.8 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832) · American historian and ethnologist (1832–1918)
  • Marie Harf (1981) · American liberal political commentator for Fox News
  • Willard Warner (1826) · Union United States Army general (1826-1906)
  • Ellen Hayes (1851) · American mathematician and astronomer

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Granville

Public schools here are run by Granville Exempted Village. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Granville Elementary SchoolGranvilleK–3679Public0.7 mi
Granville Intermediate SchoolGranville4–6580Public1.6 mi
Granville Middle SchoolGranville7–8413Public0.3 mi
Granville High SchoolGranville9–12845Public0.4 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Welsh Hills SchoolGranvillePre-K–1247Nonsectarian2.8 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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