OrientOH
A town of 288, settled in 1885.
Is Orient a good place to live?
Orient’s median age is 54.5 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Orient has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
288 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Ohio Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orient. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
24 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
16 mi MuseumOhio Governor's MansionPhoto credits
Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0
Moving to Orient: who provides what
Orient is unincorporated, so Pickaway 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 Orient.
About half of Orient’s working residents commute to Columbus
Orient: 16% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. For Orient, the income of the median household is $53,000. The top destinations are Columbus (46%), Grove City (4%) and Dublin (4%).
| Orient | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Orient, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 75% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Orient is lower. FEMA puts 57% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to drought. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Orient after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Orient, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Orient is
16% of Orient adults report frequent mental distress. This Ohio town beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Orient | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Orient | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bragg Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Orient sell for about $235K
The share of households in Orient who live in a home they own: 80%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Orient
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Orient
About 0 of every 100 Orient residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Orient for work
Where Orient’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Orient
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Orient is a census-designated place and former village in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The population was 246 at the 2020 census. Orient is home to the Pickaway Correctional Institution and the Correctional Reception Center.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- ZIP code
- 43146
Questions about Orient
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Orient, OH a good place to live?
Orient has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.