Town guide

Tiffin, Ohio

Tiffin is a city in Seneca County, Ohio, home to about 17,818 people across 6.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 44883.

Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population17,8182,594 per sq mi
Median home value$142,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$139Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Tiffin

1 ZIP code

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Around Tiffin

Distances

Nearest major airportCleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)72 miles away
Closer regional airportErie-Ottawa International Airport32 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Toledo, OH43 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL238 miles away

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

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

Who represents Tiffin

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

Tiffin had 17,953 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 105th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.

Seneca County grew from 41,163 residents in 1900 to 55,069 in 2020.

Tiffin population by census2000: 18,135, 2010: 17,963, 2020: 17,95318,135200017,963201017,9532020

Seneca County, 1900–2020

Seneca County population, 1900 to 20201900: 41,163, 1910: 42,421, 1920: 43,176, 1930: 47,941, 1940: 48,499, 1950: 52,978, 1960: 59,326, 1970: 60,696, 1980: 61,901, 1990: 59,733, 2000: 58,683, 2010: 56,745, 2020: 55,06941K’00’1043K’20’3048K’40’5059K’60’7062K’80’9059K’00’1055K’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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 38.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TiffinJan: high 33°F, low 19°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 21°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 29°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 39°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 50°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 64°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 54°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 43°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 33°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 25°F, 2.6 in33°19°Jan2.636°21°Feb2.247°29°Mar2.760°39°Apr3.872°50°May4.181°60°Jun4.284°64°Jul3.983°62°Aug3.577°54°Sep3.364°43°Oct2.850°33°Nov2.938°25°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tiffin, OH weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Seneca County

16,258 jobs at 1,053 businesses in Seneca County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Seneca CountyManufacturing: 4,611 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,970 jobs; Retail trade: 1,958 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,830 jobs; Educational services: 1,321 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,054 jobs; Construction: 720 jobs; Other services: 642 jobsManufacturing 28% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 12% Health care and social assistance 11% Educational services 8% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 4% Other services 4%

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

Health care

255 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tiffin.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tiffin2.1 miles
  • Fostoria Community HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fostoria12.7 miles
  • Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fremont15.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors18
Specialist doctors25
Dentists13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants41
Mental health providers84
Physical and occupational therapists62
Optometrists3
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies11

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 Tiffin

Parks (18 nearby)

  • Paradiso Athletic Complex · 82 acres1.7 mi
  • Hedges-Boyer Park · 79 acres1.9 mi
  • Schekelhoff Nature Preserve · 29 acres1.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley Soccer Complex · 20 acres1.6 mi
  • Zimmerman Nature Preserve · 15 acres1.6 mi
  • Kernan Park · 12 acres1.1 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Molyet Farm Market1.2 mi
  • Kroger1.5 mi
  • ALDI1.7 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • The Medicine Shoppe1.0 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.5 mi
  • Kroger Pharmacy1.5 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Pfeiffer Library0.4 mi
  • Tiffin-Seneca Public Library0.8 mi
  • Beeghly Library1.0 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Seneca County Museum0.6 mi
  • Tiffin Glass Museum0.6 mi
  • American Civil War Museum of Ohio1.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • The Ritz Theatre0.6 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 1812.

Colleges and universities

  • Tiffin University
  • Heidelberg University

Notable people born here

  • Charles Foster (1828) · 35th Governor of Ohio and 40th Secretary of the Treasury (1828-1904)
  • Sue Myrick (1941) · American politician
  • Rodger Young (1918) · Medal of Honor recipient (1918–1943)
  • Paul Gillmor (1939) · American politician (1939–2007)

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

Schools in Tiffin

Public schools here are run by Tiffin City Schools, Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy, Old Fort Local and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lincoln Pre-Kindergarten SchoolTiffinPre-K117Public1.0 mi
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory AcademyTiffinK–8102Charter2.1 mi
Washington K-1 Elementary SchoolTiffinK–1320Public0.7 mi
Krout 2-3 ElementaryTiffin2–3346Public1.7 mi
Noble 4-5 ElementaryTiffin4–5317Public0.4 mi
Tiffin Middle SchoolTiffin6–8534Public1.3 mi
Old Fort High SchoolTiffin7–12264Public7.9 mi
North Central AcademyTiffin8–1268Charter1.7 mi
Columbian High SchoolTiffin9–12786Public1.1 mi
Sentinel Career & Technology CenterTiffin9–12—Career and Technical2.9 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Calvert Catholic SchoolTiffinPre-K–12441Roman Catholic0.9 mi
Calvert Catholic SchoolsTiffinPre-K–12441Roman Catholic1.2 mi
Nfi-Stetson Ranch SchoolStetson8–126Nonsectarian757.3 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 Fort Seneca, Melmore, Bascom and Old Fort.

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