Orange Township cornfield, 2016
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Orange TownshipOH
A town of 1,045. 60% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,045
2025 Census estimate · −3.3% since 2020
Median home value
$210K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
51.6
years
Jobs based here
115
A commuter town
Is Orange Township a good place to live?
The best of Orange Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Orange Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 72 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score lower on incomes. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 100 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Orange Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Orange Township stand out
Where Orange Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Small town
1,045 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Bedford TownshipOlive TownshipChester TownshipCarthage TownshipOrange Township
How Orange Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Orange Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 17.9% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$64K median household incomeDOpen →HealthOhiohealth O'bleness Hospital 16.9 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsBeat 58% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $210K, 4.5 years of the county’s $47K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsD−Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life6.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Orange Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orange Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTuppers Plains/Chester Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Orange Township’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, Meigs County Board of ElectionsMeigs County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes45772, 45723, 45769, 4578345772 48% · 45723 36% · 45769 10% · 45783 5%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 Orange Township.
HealthD
Orange Township earns a D for health
35% of Orange Township adults get no exercise outside work, where Ohio’s towns sit at 28% and U.S. towns at 25%. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Orange Township. Orange Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
8%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Orange Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 20.1% | 15.4% |
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital
16.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Orange Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Orange Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Orange Township is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Orange Township has added 45 jobs, to 115 in 2023.
2%work in town
| Orange Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Orange Township2%
Parkersburg7%
Chester Township7%
Athens6%
Columbus6%
21 mi
median commute distance
115
jobs based in Orange Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Orange Township
Orange Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–43°
Spring41–65°
Summer61–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Orange Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD−
0% of Orange Township is conserved land
2.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Orange Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 16,427 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Orange Township
18pages on Orange Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Orange Township; the nearest are
Ohio UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Athens16.3 mi$14,158 in-state tuitionHocking CollegeCommunity college · Public · Nelsonville26.5 mi$5,540 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Orange Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Orange Township for work
Where Orange Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
115jobs based in Orange Township
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Orange Township
Township in Ohio, US
Orange Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,085 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 745 ft
Questions about Orange Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Orange Township, OH a good place to live?
60% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Orange Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.