Orient is a community in Pickaway County, Ohio, home to about 288 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 43146.
Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Orient, part in Derby and Commercial Point
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Orient. 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)20 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK)12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Columbus, OH16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL276 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Orient; 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.
Orient had 246 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 1030th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Pickaway County grew from 27,016 residents in 1900 to 58,539 in 2020.
Pickaway County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbus-Valley Crossing, OH weather station (15 miles away).
13,685 jobs at 856 businesses in Pickaway County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
34 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Orient.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 24 |
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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
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 Derby, Commercial Point and Darbyville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.