Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 10/07/26.

Location
Report Address:
Lancaster, OH *

Latitude: 39.71365
Longitude: -82.59928

Census Tract:
39045032200 (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), 2025

Data Source: 2025 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Data Source: 2025 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 9/12/2025

Census Tract 39045032200 (2020) in Fairfield County, OH has been designated by FORHP as rural.
Frontier and Remote Area (FAR)
by 2020 census tract

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

  • Not located in a Frontier and/or Remote area.
Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs)
by 2020 census tract

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

  • RUCA Code: 4.1
  • Primary Description: Micropolitan core: primary flow is within an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people (micro UA)
  • Secondary Description: Secondary commuting flow is 30 percent to 50 percent to a metro UA
Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs) 2023

Data Source: Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 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: Urban Influence Codes, 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) YES
Name: LI-Lancaster
ID: 1399995400
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 13
Date of Designation: August 7, 2025
Last Update: August 7, 2025
Dental Care HPSA NO  
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: Fairfield County MHCA
ID: 7399204192
Type: Geographic HPSA
Score: 14
Date of Designation: April 13, 2010
Last Update: September 4, 2025
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.