Town guide

Hidden Lakes, Ohio

Hidden Lakes is a community in Morrow County, Ohio, home to about 28 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 43338.

Homes sold for a median of $205 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population28112 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$205Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Hidden Lakes

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hidden Lakes. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Hidden Lakes

Distances

Nearest major airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Columbus, OH39 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL269 miles away

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

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

Who represents Hidden Lakes

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

It’s the 1262nd largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.

Morrow County grew from 17,879 residents in 1900 to 34,950 in 2020.

Morrow County, 1900–2020

Morrow County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,879, 1910: 16,815, 1920: 15,570, 1930: 14,489, 1940: 15,646, 1950: 17,168, 1960: 19,405, 1970: 21,348, 1980: 26,480, 1990: 27,749, 2000: 31,628, 2010: 34,827, 2020: 34,95018K’00’1016K’20’3016K’40’5019K’60’7026K’80’9032K’00’1035K’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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 43 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Hidden LakesJan: high 33°F, low 18°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 19°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 28°F, 2.8 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 38°F, 4.2 in; May: high 71°F, low 49°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 61°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 61°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 53°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 42°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 32°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 25°F, 3.3 in33°18°Jan3.236°19°Feb2.247°28°Mar2.860°38°Apr4.271°49°May4.580°58°Jun4.884°61°Jul4.582°61°Aug3.776°53°Sep3.563°42°Oct3.149°32°Nov3.239°25°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Galion Wtr Wks, OH weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Morrow County

4,510 jobs at 456 businesses in Morrow County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Morrow CountyManufacturing: 723 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 706 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 648 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 591 jobs; Retail trade: 504 jobs; Construction: 368 jobs; Professional services: 235 jobs; Other services: 230 jobsManufacturing 16% Health care and social assistance 16% Transportation and warehousing 14% Hotels and restaurants 13% Retail trade 11% Construction 8% Professional services 5% Other services 5%

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

Health care

79 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hidden Lakes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ohiohealth Morrow County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Mount Gilead2.4 miles
  • Galion Community HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Galion13.3 miles
  • Marion General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Marion17.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors8
Specialist doctors4
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants14
Mental health providers33
Physical and occupational therapists11
Optometrists4
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies3

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 Hidden Lakes

Grocery stores

  • Discount Drug Mart2.1 mi
  • Kroger2.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Whiston Pharmacy1.4 mi
  • Discount Drug Mart2.1 mi
  • Rite Aid2.2 mi
  • Kroger Pharmacy2.2 mi

Libraries

  • Mount Gilead Public Library1.3 mi
  • Library Annex Genealogy1.3 mi

Museums

  • Morrow County Historical Museum1.3 mi
  • Morrow County History Center1.4 mi

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.

Schools in Hidden Lakes

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Park Avenue Elementary SchoolMount GileadPre-K–5475Public1.8 mi
Mt Gilead Middle SchoolMount Gilead6–8226Public1.8 mi
Mt Gilead High SchoolMount Gilead9–12274Public1.8 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Gilead Christian School-ElementaryMount GileadPre-K–12178Friends (Quaker)1.3 mi
Gilead Christian School, Junior Senior HighMount GileadPre-K–12175Christian (no specific denomination)2.1 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 Mount Gilead and Candlewood Lake.

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