ZIP Code 43403 — Bowling Green city, OH Demographics & Data

ZIP code 43403 covers Bowling Green, OH in Wood County with a population of about 4,290.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 19.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 419, 567; U.S. House district OH-5; the TOLEDO media market.

Bowling Green, OH sits in a university / college context (near bowling green state university-main campus (0.2 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a unemployment rate near 12.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Food services, and Retail trade; about 16.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (roughly in line with the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Bowling Green city, OH as Relatively Low (composite score 65.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (75.7) and hurricane (43.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Bowling Green city, OH show little to no average snow and around 35.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 182 for ZIP 43403 (Bowling Green city, OH) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.