Bladensburg Concrete Bowstring Bridge, Spanning Wakatomika Creek at State Route 541
Bladensburg’s story
192 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 3 maps from 1912 on.
- 1834Bladensburg is settled
BladensburgOH
Population
300
Census survey, 2020–24
Median age
34.2
years
Jobs based here
17
A commuter town
Settled
1834
192 years ago
Is Bladensburg a good place to live?
51% of households own their home in Bladensburg, against 77% in Ohio’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Bladensburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Bladensburg stand out
Where Bladensburg beats most towns.
Small town
300 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bladensburg.
Natural hazards
Bladensburg has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
18risk score of 100
Bladensburg’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is recorded as 18 of 100. 61% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 9%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Bladensburg’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
2%work in town
For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away. 15% of Bladensburg residents live below the poverty line. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (19%), Columbus (11%) and Newark (9%).
| Bladensburg | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Bladensburg2%
Mount Vernon19%
Columbus11%
Newark9%
New Albany5%
24 mi
median commute distance
17
jobs based in Bladensburg
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Bladensburg, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
18″snow a winter
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring39–61°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, fewer of Bladensburg’s adults had a checkup this year
For adults in Bladensburg, the share who binge drink is 19%. The share of adults in Bladensburg who have diabetes is 11%.
| Bladensburg | Typical Ohio town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 80% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
3 better29 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Bladensburg | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.6% | 13.2% |
Knox Community Hospital
11.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bladensburg
15pages on Bladensburg
The big questions
Out and about
Getting set up
Moving to Bladensburg: who provides what
Bladensburg is unincorporated, so Knox County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKnox CountyKnox County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Knox County Board of ElectionsKnox County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP code4300543005 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Bladensburg for work
Where Bladensburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
17jobs based in Bladensburg
2%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bladensburg
Kenyon CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gambier8.6 mi$71,520 tuitionMount Vernon Nazarene UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mount Vernon11.6 mi$37,158 tuition
About 11 of every 100 Bladensburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Bladensburg
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Bladensburg is a census-designated place (CDP) on the border between Clay and Jackson townships, Knox County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the CDP had a population of 180. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43005. It lies along State Route 541 east of Martinsburg.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- ZIP code
- 43005
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