BascomOH
A town of 298, settled in 1850.
Is Bascom a good place to live?
Bascom’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Meadowbrook Park, at 86 acres. Bascom has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
298 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bascom: who provides what
Bascom is unincorporated, so Seneca County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bascom.
In Bascom, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Bascom has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Bascom’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Bascom for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Bascom fell to 142 in 2023, 111 fewer than in 2013. Bascom’s median household income is $91,000, against $75,000 in Ohio’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Bascom | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Bascom, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Bascom is
Bascom beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 15% of Bascom adults have diabetes.
| Bascom | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bascom | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Bascom | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meadowbrook Park | 0.2 mi | 86 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bascom
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bascom
About 12 of every 100 Bascom residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Bascom
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Bascom ( BAS-kəm) is a census-designated place in western Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44809 and hosts Hopewell-Loudon High School. The community is located at the intersection of State Routes 18 and 635 east of Fostoria. The population was 397 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- ZIP code
- 44809
Questions about Bascom
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Is Bascom, OH a good place to live?
Bascom has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.