Custom Merch for Schools and Clubs in Columbus, OH
Merch Mob makes spirit wear, team orders, and class and graduation shirts for schools and clubs in Columbus, OH, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Columbus. K-12 students make up 16% of Columbus residents aged 3 and up, close to the US share of 17% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so plan youth and adult sizes side by side, since parents often buy for themselves as well.
Columbus by the numbers
Columbus has 938,396 residents, up 3.6% since 2020 (Census estimates). That is the fastest growth among the 17 Ohio cities and towns with 50,000 or more people.
Schools, teams and student clubs are spread across public agencies and several Census categories, so there is no clean count to show.
Franklin County as a whole has 1,361,536 residents, up 2.9% since 2020.
- Population, 2025
- 938,396
- Since 2020
- +3.6%
- Main county
- Franklin County
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 33.2 (US 38.9)
- In kindergarten to grade 12
- 16% (US 17%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 85°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 22°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 21
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 103
- Rain and melted snow, a year
- 42 in
- Snow, a year
- 28 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: John Glenn International Airport station, 6 mi from Columbus's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Columbus's weather means for schools and clubs
July averages a high of 85°F, so the first home games of fall can still be tee weather, but from November highs average under 65°F, and spirit wear sold at games should lean on fleece. January averages a high of 37°F, so most winter games are coat weather: sell a warm hoodie that layers under a jacket in the stands, with a beanie as the easy add-on at the spirit wear table. Summers still bring about 21 days a year at 90°F or above, so summer camp and preseason shirts should be light and breathable even here. Expect about 28 inches of snow a year, so a water-resistant jacket or a softshell for coaches and staff is worth a line on the winter order, beside the hoodies. Freezing nights are common, about 103 a year at 32°F or lower, so have the winter order in hand before the last home games of the fall season, not after the first cold snap.
| Month in Columbus | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What sells for school and teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 22°F | 3 | Heavy hoodies and beanies |
| February | 41°F | 24°F | 2.4 | Heavy hoodies and beanies |
| March | 51°F | 32°F | 3.6 | Game-night hoodies and crewnecks |
| April | 64°F | 42°F | 3.9 | Game-night hoodies and crewnecks |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4 | Spirit tees and team shirts |
| June | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3 | Spirit tees and team shirts |
| July | 85°F | 65°F | 4.7 | Practice tees, caps and visors |
| August | 84°F | 64°F | 3.7 | Spirit tees and team shirts |
| September | 78°F | 57°F | 3.1 | Spirit tees and team shirts |
| October | 66°F | 45°F | 2.9 | Long sleeves and quarter-zips |
| November | 52°F | 35°F | 2.8 | Game-night hoodies and crewnecks |
| December | 42°F | 27°F | 3.1 | Heavy hoodies and beanies |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Columbus.
Orders ship to Columbus from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Ohio.
Columbus is about 1,946 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Columbus is USPS zone 8. Columbus is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Columbus
When should a school or club in Columbus take hoodie orders?
As soon as school starts: hoodie weather in Columbus begins in November and lasts 6 months, so one fall window plus a smaller January reorder for late joiners covers the season.
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