43056
ZIP 43056 is Heath, Ohio, mostly in Licking County; area codes 740 and 220; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Licking +1 more
- Metro area
- Columbus, OH
- Population
- 17,637
- Coordinates
- 40.0090, -82.3318
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Where 43056 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 43056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOEh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 43,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010100000110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43055 (Newark, OH, 7 mi away) and 43058 (Newark, OH, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 43056 becomes 65034 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fortuna, MO, 569 miles away.
- 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04563, 04635, 04653, 05346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34605 in Brooksville, FL, 795 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 57% 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 43056 and you would come out at 40.01°S, 97.67°E — 1,156 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 87.0 square miles of land, 43056 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 17,637This ZIP17,637 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,006This ZIP7,006 |
| Housing units | 7,264This ZIP7,264 |
| Median age | 42.5This ZIP42.5Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $80,014This ZIP$80,014Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $253,900This ZIP$253,900Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,156This ZIP$1,156Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.7%This ZIP25.7% |
| Mean commute | 26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min |
| Population density | 202.8 / sq miThis ZIP202.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 446This ZIP446 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 8,670This ZIP8,670 |
| Annual payroll | $371,454,000This ZIP$371,454,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 8,750This ZIP8,750 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $588,280,000This ZIP$588,280,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 86.98 sq miThis ZIP86.98 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi |
Counties 43056 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Licking County | 97.7% |
| Muskingum County | 2.3% |
Other place names in 43056
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 43056
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
43030 | Jacksontown, OH | 4.8 mi |
43058 | Newark, OH | 5.0 mi |
43721 | Brownsville, OH | 5.6 mi |
43740 | Gratiot, OH | 7.3 mi |
43055 | Newark, OH | 7.4 mi |
43739 | Glenford, OH | 7.7 mi |
43746 | Hopewell, OH | 8.4 mi |
43076 | Thornville, OH | 8.4 mi |
43008 | Buckeye Lake, OH | 9.6 mi |
43093 | Newark, OH | 10.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 43056?
43056 is in Heath, Ohio, in Licking County, part of the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0090, -82.3318.
What county is 43056 in?
43056 spans 2 counties: Licking County and Muskingum County. Most of it falls in Licking 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 43056?
Heath uses area codes 740 and 220, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 43056 in?
43056 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 43056?
About 17,637 people live in ZIP code 43056, in 7,006 households, at 202.8 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 43056?
$80,014 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 43056?
The closest are 43030 (4.8 mi), 43058 (5 mi), 43721 (5.6 mi), 43740 (7.3 mi) and 43055 (7.4 mi).
Is 43056 a PO Box ZIP code?
43056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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