Portage is a village in Wood County, Ohio, home to about 498 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 43451.
Homes sold for a median of $108 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 Portage. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)64 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL213 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Portage; 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.
Portage had 398 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 884th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Wood County grew from 51,555 residents in 1900 to 132,248 in 2020.
Wood County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 35.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bowling Green Wwtp, OH weather station (5 miles away).
63,310 jobs at 2,862 businesses in Wood County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Portage.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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.
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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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