Living Water Baptist Church, 2024
Sardis’s story
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- 1844Sardis is settled
SardisOH
The town, settled in 1844, counts 427 residents.
Population
427
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$114K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
54.1
years
Jobs based here
42
A commuter town
Is Sardis a good place to live?
2.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Sardis, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Sardis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
427 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Lee TownshipSardis
Getting set up
Moving to Sardis: who provides what
Sardis is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOhio and Lee Twp Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMonroe CountyMonroe County provides services here
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, Monroe County Board of ElectionsMonroe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code4394643946 100%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 Sardis.
Work & commute
Most of Sardis’ workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
In Sardis, 1% of working residents work locally. Employers in Sardis shed 104 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 42. The top destinations are New Martinsville (12%), Woodsfield (10%) and Hannibal (5%). Sardis’ typical household income comes in at $63,000.
1%work in town
| Sardis | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Sardis1%
New Martinsville12%
Woodsfield10%
Hannibal5%
Columbus4%
24 mi
median commute distance
42
jobs based in Sardis
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Sardis
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 22°, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–42°
Spring40–64°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–66°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Sardis stands out in Ohio and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
Among adults in Sardis, 16% have diabetes and 33% get no exercise outside work. This Ohio town beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. For adults locally, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 25%.
| Sardis | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Sardis | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.9% | 79.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.7% | 7.1% |
Wetzel County Hospital
4.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Moderate risk in Sardis, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 84% of Sardis’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004. Sardis’ risk rating from FEMA stands at 46 of 100.
46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sardis
16pages on Sardis
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sardis; the nearest are
Salem UniversityUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Salem, WV29.5 mi$11,900 tuitionOhio University-Eastern CampusUniversity or college · Public · Saint Clairsville31 mi$6,362 in-state tuitionBelmont CollegeCommunity college · Public · St Clairsville31.1 mi$4,698 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Sardis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Sardis for work
Where Sardis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
42jobs based in Sardis
1%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Sardis
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Sardis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Lee Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code of 43946. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 522.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 668 ft
- ZIP code
- 43946
Questions about Sardis
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sardis, OH a good place to live?
Sardis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.