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HaydenvilleOH

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Haydenville, OH · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Haydenville a good place to live?

55% of residents live below the poverty line in Haydenville, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Haydenville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Haydenville stand out

Where Haydenville beats most towns.

Small town

314 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Ohio - Hocking County - Haydenville - ED 37-9
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Ohio - Hocking County - Haydenville - ED 37-9, 1880
Haydenville’s story

174 years in pictures

The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1904 on.

  • 1852Haydenville is founded
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Getting set up

Moving to Haydenville: who provides what

Haydenville is unincorporated, so Hocking County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHocking CountyHocking County provides services here
SchoolsLogan-Hocking 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, Hocking County Board of ElectionsHocking County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43127, 4313843127 76% · 43138 24%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 Haydenville.

Natural hazards

Haydenville stands out in Ohio and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher

Households in Haydenville have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004. FEMA puts 87% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.

85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
85Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Haydenville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them

The median commute is under 22 miles. Jobs based in Haydenville grew to 68 in 2024, 64 more than in 2014. The top destinations are Logan (26%), Lancaster (12%) and Columbus (8%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Haydenville0%
Logan26%
Lancaster12%
Columbus8%
Athens6%
22 mi
median commute distance
68
jobs based in Haydenville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2024 · ACS

Climate

In Haydenville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

The peak summer temperature for Haydenville is 84°F.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring40–64°
Summer60–83°
Fall43–66°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Haydenville than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country

The share of adults in Haydenville who report frequent physical distress is 17%. Among adults here, 23% smoke cigarettes.

HaydenvilleTypical Ohio townTypical U.S. town
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)23%16%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)23%18%17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)46%38%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)31%26%23%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
What stands outHaydenvilleOH
More smokers23.4%15.4%
More adults facing food insecurity20%14.1%
More adults facing a utility shut-off11.6%8.3%
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
5.6 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 Haydenville

14pages on Haydenville
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Haydenville

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Haydenville for work

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

26% → Logan Logan 26% 12% → Lancaster Lancaster 12% 8% → Columbus Columbus 8% 6% → Athens Athens 6% 4% → Green Township Green Township 4% 3% → Nelsonville Nelsonville 3% Haydenville · 0% stay
68jobs based in Haydenville
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2024

About Haydenville

United States historic place

Haydenville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Green Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the CDP was 337.

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

Elevation
705 ft
ZIP code
43127

Questions about Haydenville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Haydenville, OH a good place to live?

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