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43157

ZIP 43157 is Thurston, Ohio, in Fairfield County; area codes 220 and 740; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfield
Metro area
Columbus, OH
Population
597
Coordinates
39.8430, -82.5468
☼ Live from 43157 — Thurston, OH

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Where 43157 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43157
  • 🔢 Type 43157 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSIEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,157 = 103 × 419. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010100010010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43156 (Tarlton, OH, 23 mi away) and 43158 (Union Furnace, OH, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43157 becomes 75134 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lancaster, TX, 935 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13457, 13475, 13745, 13754, 14537, 14735, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75134 in Lancaster, TX, 935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯849 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43157 and you would come out at 39.84°S, 97.45°E — 1,162 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 0.396 square miles of land, 43157 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 192 football fields.
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People and housing

Population597This ZIP597
Households206This ZIP206
Housing units234This ZIP234
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,188This ZIP$62,188Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$157,500This ZIP$157,500Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,161This ZIP$1,161Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%This ZIP5.4%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density1,507.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,507.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$1,058,000This ZIP$1,058,000

Land area

Land area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 43157

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ZIP codes near 43157

ZIPCityDistance
43148 Pleasantville, OH 2.9 mi
43105 Baltimore, OH 3.8 mi
43046 Millersport, OH 4.1 mi
43008 Buckeye Lake, OH 7.1 mi
43150 Rushville, OH 8.6 mi
43033 Kirkersville, OH 8.6 mi
43112 Carroll, OH 8.8 mi
43025 Hebron, OH 9.0 mi
43076 Thornville, OH 9.0 mi
43018 Etna, OH 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43157?

43157 is in Thurston, Ohio, in Fairfield County, part of the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8430, -82.5468.

What county is 43157 in?

43157 lies in Fairfield County.

What area code is 43157?

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

What time zone is 43157 in?

43157 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43157?

About 597 people live in ZIP code 43157, in 206 households, at 1,507.6 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 43157?

$62,188 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43157?

The closest are 43148 (2.9 mi), 43105 (3.8 mi), 43046 (4.1 mi), 43008 (7.1 mi) and 43150 (8.6 mi).

Is 43157 a PO Box ZIP code?

43157 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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