Scio is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, home to about 703 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 43988.
Homes sold for a median of $287 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Scio. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)46 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Akron Canton Regional Airport (CAK)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA316 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Scio; 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.
Scio had 673 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 784th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Harrison County grew from 20,486 residents in 1900 to 14,483 in 2020.
Harrison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cadiz, OH weather station (11 miles away).
2,866 jobs at 254 businesses in Harrison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Scio.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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| Pharmacies | 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.
Libraries
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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