Willshire is a village in Van Wert County, Ohio, home to about 391 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 45898.
Homes sold for a median of $120 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 Willshire. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)106 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL169 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Willshire; 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.
Willshire had 405 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 945th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Van Wert County grew from 30,394 residents in 1900 to 28,931 in 2020.
Van Wert 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 18°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Berne Wwtp, IN weather station (9 miles away).
10,772 jobs at 522 businesses in Van Wert 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 Willshire.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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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