VintonOH
A town of 224, settled in 1834.
Is Vinton a good place to live?
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Vinton, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Vinton. Vinton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
224 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Vinton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vinton, and how to reach them.
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 Vinton.
Vinton has four seasons and pleasant summers
Vinton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 23° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Vinton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Vinton for work: only 0% work in town. At 27 minutes, Vinton’s average trip to work is above both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Green Township (17%), Gallipolis (6%) and Addison Township (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults in Vinton smoke cigarettes than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
23% of Vinton adults smoke cigarettes. Vinton beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 36% of Vinton adults get no exercise outside work.
| Vinton | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Vinton | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 22.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 36% | 26.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Vinton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Vinton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Vinton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Vinton
About 2 of every 100 Vinton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Vinton
Village in Ohio, United States
Vinton is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census. It is part of the rural Point Pleasant micropolitan area.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 45686
Questions about Vinton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vinton, OH a good place to live?
Vinton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.