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43055

ZIP 43055 is in Newark, Ohio, in Licking County; area codes 740 and 220; Eastern time. Newark has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 43058 and 43093.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Licking
Metro area
Columbus, OH
Population
63,281
Coordinates
40.1105, -82.3787
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Where 43055 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43055
  • 🔢 Type 43055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,055 = 5 × 79 × 109. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010100000101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43054 (New Albany, OH, 23 mi away) and 43056 (Heath, OH, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43055 becomes 55034, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03455, 04355, 04535, 04553, 05345, 05354, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04553 in Newcastle, ME, 710 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯857 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43055 and you would come out at 40.11°S, 97.62°E — 1,161 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 112.7 square miles of land, 43055 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population63,281This ZIP63,281
Households24,845This ZIP24,845
Housing units26,651This ZIP26,651
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$63,974This ZIP$63,974Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$203,100This ZIP$203,100Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$970This ZIP$970Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density561.5 / sq miThis ZIP561.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,105This ZIP1,105
Employees18,551This ZIP18,551
Annual payroll$991,038,000This ZIP$991,038,000
Tax returns filed29,080This ZIP29,080
Total adjusted gross income$1,719,273,000This ZIP$1,719,273,000

Land area

Land area112.71 sq miThis ZIP112.71 sq mi
Water area1.22 sq miThis ZIP1.22 sq mi

Other place names in 43055

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ZIP codes near 43055

ZIPCityDistance
43058 Newark, OH 3.8 mi
43071 Saint Louisville, OH 5.0 mi
43093 Newark, OH 5.6 mi
43056 Heath, OH 7.4 mi
43023 Granville, OH 8.3 mi
43080 Utica, OH 9.4 mi
43030 Jacksontown, OH 9.9 mi
43025 Hebron, OH 12.1 mi
43037 Martinsburg, OH 12.4 mi
43027 Homer, OH 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43055?

43055 is in Newark, Ohio, in Licking County, part of the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1105, -82.3787.

What county is 43055 in?

43055 lies in Licking County.

What area code is 43055?

Newark uses area codes 740 and 220, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 43055 in?

43055 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43055?

About 63,281 people live in ZIP code 43055, in 24,845 households, at 561.5 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 43055?

$63,974 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43055?

The closest are 43058 (3.8 mi), 43071 (5 mi), 43093 (5.6 mi), 43056 (7.4 mi) and 43023 (8.3 mi).

Is 43055 a PO Box ZIP code?

43055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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