BlaineOH
Settled in 1880, this town now has 296 residents.
Is Blaine a good place to live?
Blaine’s average commute is 54 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Blaine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
296 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blaine: who provides what
Blaine is unincorporated, so Belmont 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 Blaine.
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Blaine is higher
FEMA puts 92% of Blaine’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Blaine’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Wheeling (17%), Richland Township (6%) and Martins Ferry (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Blaine: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Blaine is
The share of adults in Blaine who have diabetes: 16%. The town does better than the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13.
| Blaine | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Blaine | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 79.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blaine. Close and well known come first.
22 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
11 mi Ancient siteGrave Creek Mound
5 mi Stadium & arenaWesBanco Arena
8 mi City parkOglebay Park
5 mi MuseumWest Virginia Independence Hall
40 mi AttractionChester teapotPhoto credits
Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Virginia Independence Hall: Nyttend, Public domain · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Blaine
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Blaine
About 6 of every 100 Blaine residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Blaine for work
Where Blaine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blaine
U.S. city in Ohio
Blaine is an unincorporated community in northern Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is located along Wheeling Creek. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43909. As of the 2020 census, Blaine had a population of 473. Blaine is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named after James G. Blaine.
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- Elevation
- 758 ft
- ZIP code
- 43909
Questions about Blaine
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blaine, OH a good place to live?
Blaine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.