Thurston is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, home to about 597 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 43157, and parts of 43105 are in Thurston too.
Homes sold for a median of $190 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Thurston
Mostly Baltimore; part is in Thurston
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Thurston. 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 |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Columbus, OH24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL300 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Thurston; 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.
Thurston had 603 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 833rd largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Fairfield County grew from 34,259 residents in 1900 to 158,921 in 2020.
Fairfield 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 20°F. About 40.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lancaster Fairfield Ap, OH weather station (8 miles away).
41,284 jobs at 2,846 businesses in Fairfield 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
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 Baltimore.
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