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City in Ohio, United States
1815Established
23,094Population
9.8 sq miArea
837 ftElevation

Pickerington is a city in Fairfield and Franklin counties in the central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus. The population was 23,094 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1815 as Jacksonville, named after Andrew Jackson. The name was changed in 1827 in honor of its founder, Abraham Pickering. The city of Pickerington has experienced growth, mirroring the expansion of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs, driven by land annexation, development, and immigration to the area. Pickerington is home to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, located off Interstate 70. The Ohio Secretary of State certified Pickerington as a city in 1991 and it was designated as the "Violet Capital …

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ZIP code43147
Area code614
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Housing in Pickerington

$419K▲ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pickerington home is worth about $419,000, up 0.9% in a year, 69% above the Ohio typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market42
Sale-to-list99.9%
Sold in May36
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Safety in Pickerington

B

Safety Grade B

Pickerington reports less crime per resident than 61% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pickerington 1.1
Ohio 2.9
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Pickerington 10.7
Ohio 14.7
U.S. 15.5
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