Bethel Township Fire Department, 2015
Donnelsville’s story
196 years in pictures
Census counts: 196 in 1850, 255 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
- 1830Donnelsville is settled
DonnelsvilleOH
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
257
2025 Census estimate · −1.2% since 2020
Typical home
$182K
+1.9% in a year
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
45.2
years
Jobs based here
65
A commuter town
Is Donnelsville a good place to live?
Donnelsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Donnelsville stand out
Where Donnelsville beats most towns.
Small town
257 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Nearby attractions
All 74 attractions →National Museum of the United States Air Force and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Donnelsville. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
7 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
34 mi MountainCampbell Hill13 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
10 mi MuseumHuffman Prairie
10 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Donnelsville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Donnelsville, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Donnelsville’s trash rules yet
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, Clark County Board of ElectionsClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes45319, 4534445319 99% · 45344 1%Census 2020
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 Donnelsville.
Work & commute
Most of Donnelsville’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them
In Donnelsville, the typical journey to work is 20 minutes. Among residents here, 15% live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based locally fell to 65 in 2023, 23 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Springfield (12%), Dayton (12%) and Columbus (8%).
0%work in town
| Donnelsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Donnelsville0%
Springfield12%
Dayton12%
Columbus8%
Bethel Township6%
15 mi
median commute distance
65
jobs based in Donnelsville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Housing
A home in Donnelsville is worth about $182K, on Zillow’s estimate
For Donnelsville, the typical rent is $817 a month. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.9%. Among households locally, 72% are owner-occupiers, below the Ohio town median (77%) and near the median of U.S. towns (73%).
$182KZillow home value
| Donnelsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $817 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
Typical home value
Donnelsville$182K
Ohio$246K
+1.9%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Donnelsville has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
67% of Donnelsville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 12%. Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Donnelsville once, in 2004.
30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Donnelsville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 21°, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–39°
Spring42–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than Ohio overall
A bachelor’s degree or higher: nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Ohio. Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: the age of the median resident in Donnelsville is 45.2 years.
45.2median age · OH 39.7
| Donnelsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
DonnelsvilleOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
20%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma15%
High school34%
Some college16%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s14%
Graduate9%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 33% and 83% women
The Census survey reached too few of Donnelsville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Donnelsville | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Health
How healthy Donnelsville is
Among adults in Donnelsville, 40% have high blood pressure. Against the Ohio average, Donnelsville comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. In Donnelsville, 15% of adults binge drink, and 40% have obesity.
| Donnelsville | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
5 better26 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Donnelsville | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.7% |
Springfield Regional Medical Center
4.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.6%conserved
0.6%
conserved · 1 of 202 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Donnelsville Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Donnelsville
18pages on Donnelsville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Donnelsville
Wittenberg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield6.9 mi$45,940 tuitionClark State CollegeCommunity college · Public · Springfield7.7 mi$4,393 in-state tuitionWright State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Dayton11.3 mi$11,522 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Donnelsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Donnelsville for work
Where Donnelsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
65jobs based in Donnelsville
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Donnelsville
Village in Ohio, United States
Donnelsville is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1830
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 932 ft
- ZIP code
- 45319
Questions about Donnelsville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Donnelsville, OH a good place to live?
Donnelsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Donnelsville, OH known for?
2 notable people were born here, including John Grabill and James John.