East SpringfieldOH
The town was settled in 1849 and has 39 residents today.
Is East Springfield a good place to live?
100% of households live in a home they own in East Springfield, against 77% in Ohio’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. East Springfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
39 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Springfield: who provides what
East Springfield is unincorporated, so Jefferson 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 East Springfield.
The biggest natural risk in East Springfield is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in East Springfield, 68% come from inland flooding and 8% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to East Springfield households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2004.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Springfield has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Steubenville (20%), Wintersville (9%) and Weirton (8%). Most working residents leave East Springfield for work: only 2% work in town. The town had 25 jobs in 2023, up 24 from 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Springfield: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in East Springfield have high blood pressure than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
Just over two fifths of East Springfield adults have obesity. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than East Springfield. Of 32 CDC measures, East Springfield beats the Ohio average on 8 and trails it on 9.
| East Springfield | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | East Springfield | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.6% | 16.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.3% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about East Springfield
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of East Springfield
About 0 of every 100 East Springfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
98% of working residents leave East Springfield for work
Where East Springfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about East Springfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Springfield, OH a good place to live?
East Springfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.