Wilkesville is a village in Vinton County, Ohio, home to about 101 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 45686 and 45695.
Homes sold for a median of $190 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Part is in Wilkesville, part in Vinton and Bidwell
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wilkesville. 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)67 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Columbus, OH69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL337 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wilkesville; 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.
Wilkesville had 116 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 1216th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Vinton County grew from 15,330 residents in 1900 to 12,800 in 2020.
Vinton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 43.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carpenter 2 S, OH weather station (8 miles away).
1,638 jobs at 142 businesses in Vinton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
26 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wilkesville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 25 |
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.
Public schools here are run by Gallia County Local. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton Elementary SchoolVinton | Pre-K–5 | 334 | Public | 9.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Vinton and Bidwell.
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.