| Official Name: | Rudolph, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wood |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.10 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.81 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.81 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 415 |
| Population Density Km2: | 197.93 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 512.35 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 682 |
| Coordinates: | 41.2967°N -83.6642°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 43462 |
| Area Code: | 419 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-68938 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2628965 |
Rudolph is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Liberty Township, Wood County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 415. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43462.[2]
Rudolph was originally called Mercers, and under the latter was platted in 1890 and named for Daniel Mercer, proprietor.[3] A post office called Rudolph has been in operation since 1891.[4] The present name honors H. J. Rudolph, a town merchant.
The post office in Rudolph has been offering a special Christmas postmark since 1990. According to the Toledo Blade in 2014, "Charlotte Lamb, the officer in charge at the Rudolph post office... estimates between 75,000 and 100,000 parcels come through the office every year.".[5] [6]
Rudolph is located 6miles south of Bowling Green. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.1sqkm, all land.[7]
Rudolph is connected to Bowling Green and North Baltimore by the Slippery Elm Trail.