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43044

ZIP 43044 is Mechanicsburg, Ohio, mostly in Champaign County; area codes 326 and 937; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Champaign +2 more
Metro area
Urbana, OH
Population
4,964
Coordinates
40.0549, -83.5508
☼ Live from 43044 — Mechanicsburg, OH

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Where 43044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43044
  • 🔢 Type 43044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,044 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 211. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010100000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43041 (Marysville, OH, 16 mi away) and 43045 (Milford Center, OH, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43044 becomes 44034, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03444, 04344, 04434, 04443, 40434, 43440, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04434 in Etna, ME, 803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯795 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43044 and you would come out at 40.05°S, 96.45°E — 1,217 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 79.5 square miles of land, 43044 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,964This ZIP4,964
Households1,828This ZIP1,828
Housing units1,970This ZIP1,970
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$76,397This ZIP$76,397Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$235,400This ZIP$235,400Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density62.5 / sq miThis ZIP62.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees398This ZIP398
Annual payroll$14,297,000This ZIP$14,297,000
Tax returns filed2,520This ZIP2,520
Total adjusted gross income$185,871,000This ZIP$185,871,000

Land area

Land area79.48 sq miThis ZIP79.48 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 43044 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Champaign County 69.0%
Madison County 16.0%
Clark County 15.0%

Other place names in 43044

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ZIP codes near 43044

ZIPCityDistance
43010 Catawba, OH 5.4 mi
43029 Irwin, OH 6.5 mi
43084 Woodstock, OH 6.6 mi
45369 South Vienna, OH 7.4 mi
43045 Milford Center, OH 9.2 mi
43009 Cable, OH 9.3 mi
43047 Mingo, OH 11.5 mi
43060 North Lewisburg, OH 11.6 mi
43077 Unionville Center, OH 12.4 mi
45503 Springfield, OH 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43044?

43044 is in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in Champaign County, part of the Urbana, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0549, -83.5508.

What county is 43044 in?

43044 spans 3 counties: Champaign County, Madison County and Clark County. Most of it falls in Champaign County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 43044?

Mechanicsburg uses area codes 326 and 937, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 43044 in?

43044 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43044?

About 4,964 people live in ZIP code 43044, in 1,828 households, at 62.5 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 43044?

$76,397 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43044?

The closest are 43010 (5.4 mi), 43029 (6.5 mi), 43084 (6.6 mi), 45369 (7.4 mi) and 43045 (9.2 mi).

Is 43044 a PO Box ZIP code?

43044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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