Junction City is a village in Perry County, Ohio, home to about 773 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 43748.
Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Junction City. 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)37 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Columbus, OH41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL317 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Junction City; 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.
Junction City had 721 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 747th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Perry County grew from 31,841 residents in 1900 to 35,408 in 2020.
Perry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Lexington 2 Nw, OH weather station (6 miles away).
4,478 jobs at 455 businesses in Perry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Junction City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by New Lexington School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Junction City Elementary SchoolJunction City | K–5 | 419 | Public | 1.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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