NankinOH
A town of 421, settled in 1833.
Is Nankin a good place to live?
46% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Nankin, above both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Nankin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
421 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Nankin: who provides what
Nankin is unincorporated, so Ashland 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 Nankin.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Nankin
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Nankin’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Ashland (28%), Wooster (9%) and Mansfield (2%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
| Nankin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Nankin, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Nankin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Nankin is
Nankin beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 17% of Nankin adults report frequent physical distress, above both the Ohio town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 33% of Nankin adults get no exercise outside work.
| Nankin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Nankin | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 33.2% | 26.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Ohio State Reformatory and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nankin. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
40 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
19 mi State parkMalabar Farm State Park
26 mi MuseumAllen Memorial Art Museum
17 mi GardenKingwood Center
36 mi MuseumAmish & Mennonite Heritage CenterPhoto credits
Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allen Memorial Art Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Kingwood Center: Mar07 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center: photoswelike, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Nankin
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nankin
About 6 of every 100 Nankin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Nankin for work
Where Nankin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Nankin
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Nankin is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in southern Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, Nankin had a population of 435. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44848. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 58 and 302 and is near U.S. 250.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
- ZIP code
- 44848
Questions about Nankin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nankin, OH a good place to live?
Nankin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.