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43028

ZIP 43028 is Howard, Ohio, in Knox County; area code 740; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Knox
Metro area
Mount Vernon, OH
Population
7,799
Coordinates
40.4017, -82.2973
☼ Live from 43028 — Howard, OH

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Where 43028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43028
  • 🔢 Type 43028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,028 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 347. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010100000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43027 (Homer, OH, 16 mi away) and 43029 (Irwin, OH, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43028 becomes 82034, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,562 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯860 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43028 and you would come out at 40.40°S, 97.70°E — 1,166 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 50.7 square miles of land, 43028 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,799This ZIP7,799
Households3,006This ZIP3,006
Housing units3,758This ZIP3,758
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$91,186This ZIP$91,186Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$273,000This ZIP$273,000Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,011This ZIP$1,011Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%This ZIP32.0%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density153.9 / sq miThis ZIP153.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees340This ZIP340
Annual payroll$12,984,000This ZIP$12,984,000
Tax returns filed3,680This ZIP3,680
Total adjusted gross income$290,709,000This ZIP$290,709,000

Land area

Land area50.66 sq miThis ZIP50.66 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

Other place names in 43028

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ZIP codes near 43028

ZIPCityDistance
43022 Gambier, OH 4.5 mi
43014 Danville, OH 5.3 mi
43843 Walhonding, OH 7.4 mi
43037 Martinsburg, OH 8.2 mi
43005 Bladensburg, OH 8.4 mi
43006 Brinkhaven, OH 8.8 mi
43050 Mount Vernon, OH 10.5 mi
44822 Butler, OH 11.9 mi
44628 Glenmont, OH 12.6 mi
43080 Utica, OH 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43028?

43028 is in Howard, Ohio, in Knox County, part of the Mount Vernon, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4017, -82.2973.

What county is 43028 in?

43028 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 43028?

Howard uses area code 740, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 43028 in?

43028 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43028?

About 7,799 people live in ZIP code 43028, in 3,006 households, at 153.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 43028?

$91,186 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43028?

The closest are 43022 (4.5 mi), 43014 (5.3 mi), 43843 (7.4 mi), 43037 (8.2 mi) and 43005 (8.4 mi).

Is 43028 a PO Box ZIP code?

43028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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