Kipton is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, home to about 251 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 44049, and parts of 44074 are in Kipton too.
Homes sold for a median of $113 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Oberlin; part is in Kipton
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kipton. 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)25 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cleveland, OH35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL282 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kipton; 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.
Kipton had 209 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 1070th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Lorain County grew from 54,857 residents in 1900 to 312,964 in 2020.
Lorain 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 40.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oberlin, OH weather station (4 miles away).
89,159 jobs at 5,664 businesses in Lorain 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Oberlin.
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