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Cambria Furnace fields and hillside
Ohio›Gallia County

Greenfield TownshipOH

A town of 467.

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Photo of Greenfield Township

Greenfield Township, OH · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Greenfield Township a good place to live?

Greenfield Township’s median age is 63.7 years, against 41.7 years in Ohio’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 994 Ohio towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Greenfield Township. Greenfield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

467 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Perry TownshipMadison TownshipSymmes TownshipJefferson TownshipPerry TownshipMadison TownshipSymmes TownshipJefferson TownshipGreenfield Township
Cambria Creek upstream in Greenfield Township
Cambria Creek upstream in Greenfield Township, 2016
Greenfield Township’s story

Greenfield Township in pictures

Census counts: 437 in 1990, 503 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1912 on.

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Getting set up

Moving to Greenfield Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenfield Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Greenfield Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsGallia County Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Gallia County Board of ElectionsGallia County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45658, 4565645658 55% · 45656 45%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 Greenfield Township.

Work & commute

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Greenfield Township’s workers commute out

Jobs based in Greenfield Township fell to 4 in 2023, 45 fewer than in 2013. 14% of Greenfield Township residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Gallipolis (12%), Green Township (9%) and Rio Grande (7%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Greenfield Township0%
Gallipolis12%
Green Township9%
Rio Grande7%
Jackson3%
20 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Greenfield Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Greenfield Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Greenfield Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Greenfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°
Spring41–66°
Summer61–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Greenfield Township is

Greenfield Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 21% of Greenfield Township adults smoke cigarettes.

Greenfield TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)21%16%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)29%26%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)34%28%25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outGreenfield TownshipOH
More smokers20.6%15.4%
More adults with COPD10.7%8%
More adults who get no exercise33.9%26.9%
Holzer Medical Center
15.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Greenfield Township

16pages on Greenfield Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Greenfield Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Greenfield Township for work

Where Greenfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Gallipolis Gallipolis 12% 9% → Green Township Green Township 9% 7% → Rio Grande Rio Grande 7% 3% → Jackson Jackson 3% 3% → Huntington Huntington 3% 3% → Raccoon Township Raccoon Township 3% Greenfield Township · 0% stay
4jobs based in Greenfield Township
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Greenfield Township

Township in Ohio, US

Greenfield Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 503.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
728 ft

Questions about Greenfield Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Greenfield Township, OH a good place to live?

Greenfield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.