Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 06/30/25.

Location
Report Address:
Lancaster, OH *

Latitude: 39.71365
Longitude: -82.59928

Census Tract:
    39045032200 (2010 & 2020)

County:
Fairfield County, OH

* Report is for a specific point in Lancaster, OH. Results may not be the same for all points in Lancaster, OH.

Common Rural Definitions
How Your Location is Defined
Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), 2023

Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

  • CBSA Type: Metropolitan
  • CBSA Name: Columbus, OH Metro Area
  • CBSA ID: 18140
Urban Areas, 2020

Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Lancaster, OH Urban Area
  • UA Number: 47503
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) defined rural areas

Data Source: List provided by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy - updated 11/21/2024

Census Tract 39045032200 (2010) in Fairfield County, OH has been designated by FORHP as rural.
Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) 2010

Data Source: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service

Note: FAR levels are based on 2010 ZIP codes, which may be different than what the location currently uses

ZIP code (2010): 43130

  • Not located in a Frontier and/or Remote area.

For a full list of FAR ZIP codes, see: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service.

Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs)
by 2010 census tract

Data Source: Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes, Economic Research Service

  • RUCA Code: 4.1
  • Primary Description: Micropolitan area core: primary flow within an Urban Cluster (UC) of 10,000 through 49,999 (large UC)
  • Secondary Description: Secondary flow 30% through 49% to a UA
Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs) 2023

Data Source: Economic Research Service

RUCCs are assigned at the county level.

Information for Fairfield County

  • RUCC Code: 1
  • RUCC Description: Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Economic Research Service

 Information for Fairfield County
  • Urban Influence Code: 1
  • UIC Description: Large metro (in a metro area with at least 1 million residents)
Census 2020, Percent Rural

Data Source: Urban and Rural, U.S. Census Bureau

Information for Fairfield County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 35.59
Program Eligibility
The information provided by this service addresses only the rural aspect of a program's requirements. Your Am I Rural? report is not a guarantee of your rural status. Please check with the program contacts directly to verify your eligibility for specific federal programs.
Program Rural? Explanation
CMS - Rural Health Clinics (RHC) Program YES CMS interim guidance considers a location to meet the rural location requirement for the RHC program if it is outside of an urbanized area in the 2010 Census Bureau data OR if it is outside of an urban area in the 2020 Census Bureau data.
  • This location is outside of 2010 Urbanized Areas
Shortage Designations
Area Type Details
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) NO  
Dental Care HPSA NO  
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: Fairfield County
ID: 7399204192
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 15
Date of Designation: April 13, 2010
Last Update: September 2, 2021
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: Low Inc - Lancaster/Baltimore Service Area
ID: 02613
Type: Medically Underserved Area – Governor’s Exception
Score: 0
Date of Designation: November 20, 1995
Last Update: November 20, 1995

For data sources and definitions, see the Rural Classifications help section.