Town guide

Mansfield, Ohio

Mansfield is a city in Richland County, Ohio, home to about 47,663 people across 31 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 44901, 44902, 44903, 44906 and 44907, and parts of 44904 and 44905 are in Mansfield too.

Homes sold for a median of $144 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 4 were seller’s markets.

Population47,6631,546 per sq mi
Median home value$119,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$144Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking30%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Mansfield

7 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Mansfield

Distances

Nearest major airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)56 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Columbus, OH58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL278 miles away

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

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

Who represents Mansfield

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

Mansfield had 47,534 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 21st largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.

Richland County grew from 44,289 residents in 1900 to 124,936 in 2020.

Mansfield population by census2000: 49,346, 2010: 47,821, 2020: 47,53449,346200047,821201047,5342020

Richland County, 1900–2020

Richland County population, 1900 to 20201900: 44,289, 1910: 47,667, 1920: 55,178, 1930: 65,902, 1940: 73,853, 1950: 91,305, 1960: 117,761, 1970: 129,997, 1980: 131,205, 1990: 126,137, 2000: 128,852, 2010: 124,475, 2020: 124,93644K’00’1055K’20’3074K’40’50118K’60’70131K’80’90129K’00’10125K’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 42.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MansfieldJan: high 34°F, low 19°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 21°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 29°F, 3.3 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 39°F, 4.3 in; May: high 71°F, low 50°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 59°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 61°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 54°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 43°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 33°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 25°F, 3 in34°19°Jan3.237°21°Feb2.547°29°Mar3.360°39°Apr4.371°50°May4.279°59°Jun4.883°62°Jul3.981°61°Aug3.675°54°Sep3.463°43°Oct3.250°33°Nov3.239°25°Dec3.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mansfield Lahm Muni Ap, OH weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Richland County

39,131 jobs at 2,616 businesses in Richland County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Richland CountyManufacturing: 8,615 jobs; Retail trade: 6,247 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 6,147 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,835 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,963 jobs; Construction: 1,932 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,881 jobs; Other services: 1,878 jobsManufacturing 22% Retail trade 16% Health care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 5% Administrative and support 5% Other services 5%

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

Health care

1,218 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mansfield’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ohiohealth Mansfield HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · MansfieldUnder a mile
  • Avita OntarioGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ontario3.6 miles
  • Ohiohealth Shelby HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Shelby10.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors82
Specialist doctors203
Dentists66
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants251
Mental health providers448
Physical and occupational therapists118
Optometrists23
Chiropractors27
Pharmacies26

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 Mansfield

Parks (25 nearby)

  • Richland County Fairgrounds · 87 acres2.8 mi
  • South Park · 38 acres0.9 mi
  • Sterkel Park · 34 acres1.1 mi
  • Spartan Fields · 27 acres1.9 mi
  • Liberty Park · 27 acres2.1 mi
  • Fox Glen Park · 21 acres2.8 mi

Grocery stores (8 nearby)

  • KV Market0.6 mi
  • Kroger1.8 mi
  • Save-A-Lot2.1 mi
  • Kroger Marketplace2.6 mi

Pharmacies (9 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.5 mi
  • Kroger Pharmacy1.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.4 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Main Branch Public Library0.7 mi
  • Richland County Law Library0.8 mi
  • Madison Branch Public Library3.5 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Mansfield Memorial Museum0.7 mi
  • The Mansfield Fire Museum2.0 mi
  • BibleWalk2.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)

  • Theatre 1660.5 mi
  • Renaissance Theatre0.6 mi
  • Mansfield Art Center0.8 mi
  • The Mansfield Playhouse0.9 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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

Established in 1808.

Colleges and universities

  • North Central State College

Notable people born here

  • Luke Perry (1966) · American actor (1966–2019)
  • Sherrod Brown (1952) · American politician and educator (born 1952)
  • Louis Bromfield (1896) · American author and conservationist (1896-1956)
  • Amy Mainzer (1974) · American astronomer
  • Michael L. Gernhardt (1956) · NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory
  • Robert F. Simon (1908) · American actor (1908–1992)
  • David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (1942) · American screenwriter
  • James Lapine (1949) · American stage director and librettist. (born 1949)

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

Schools in Mansfield

Public schools here are run by Lexington Local, Madison Local, Mansfield City and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (22)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lexington Pre-SchoolOntarioPre-K60Public1.3 mi
Madison Early Childhood Learning CenterMansfieldPre-K50Public2.9 mi
Madison South Elementary SchoolMansfieldPre-K–4486Public2.4 mi
Sherman Elementary SchoolMansfieldPre-K–2613Public3.1 mi
Stingel Elementary SchoolOntarioPre-K–5922Public6.2 mi
Eastview Elementary SchoolMansfieldK–4218Public4.5 mi
Foundation AcademyMansfieldK–8382Charter2.3 mi
GOAL Digital AcademyMansfieldK–12855Charter1.3 mi
Legacy Academy of Excellence MansfieldMansfieldK–8100Charter1.5 mi
Mansfield Spanish Immersion SchoolMansfieldK–8220Public0.7 mi
Mifflin Elementary SchoolMansfieldK–4256Public5.3 mi
Springmill STEM ElementaryMansfieldK–6257Public3.1 mi
The Richland School of Academic ArtsMansfieldK–8338Charter2.2 mi
Malabar Intermediate SchoolMansfield3–6660Public1.6 mi
Madison Middle SchoolMansfield5–8761Public3.6 mi
Ontario Middle SchoolMansfield6–8471Public6.3 mi
Mansfield Middle SchoolMansfield7–8387Public1.0 mi
Mansfield Senior High SchoolMansfield8–12816Public1.0 mi
Buckeye Community SchoolOntario9–12566Charter2.1 mi
Cypress High SchoolMansfield9–12231Charter1.8 mi
Madison High SchoolMansfield9–12855Public3.8 mi
Ontario High SchoolMansfield9–12540Public6.3 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
-- Mansfield Christian School-MansfieldPre-K–12673Christian (no specific denomination)2.2 mi
Discovery SchoolMansfieldPre-K–6104Nonsectarian1.1 mi
St Mary Catholic SchoolMansfieldPre-K–868Roman Catholic4.5 mi
St Peter's ElementaryMansfieldPre-K–587Roman Catholic0.6 mi
Temple Christian SchoolMansfieldPre-K–12140Christian (no specific denomination)3.3 mi
Mansfield Sda SchoolMansfieldK–713Seventh-day Adventist2.1 mi
St Peters SchoolMansfield6–12146Roman Catholic0.5 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 Lexington, Ontario, Roseland and Lincoln Heights.

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