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43162

ZIP 43162 is West Jefferson, Ohio, in Madison County; area codes 614 and 380; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Madison
Metro area
Columbus, OH
Population
6,896
Coordinates
39.9494, -83.3084
☼ Live from 43162 — West Jefferson, OH

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Where 43162 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43162
  • 🔢 Type 43162 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgIEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,162 = 2 × 7 × 3083. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010100010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43160 (Washington Court House, OH, 30 mi away) and 43164 (Williamsport, OH, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43162 becomes 26134 — and that is a real ZIP code: Belmont, WV, 115 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34216 in Anna Maria, FL, 858 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯809 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43162 and you would come out at 39.95°S, 96.69°E — 1,203 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 47.0 square miles of land, 43162 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,896This ZIP6,896
Households2,660This ZIP2,660
Housing units2,774This ZIP2,774
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$76,250This ZIP$76,250Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$213,800This ZIP$213,800Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$986This ZIP$986Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density146.7 / sq miThis ZIP146.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments132This ZIP132
Employees8,247This ZIP8,247
Annual payroll$555,392,000This ZIP$555,392,000
Tax returns filed3,410This ZIP3,410
Total adjusted gross income$236,933,000This ZIP$236,933,000

Land area

Land area47.00 sq miThis ZIP47.00 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 43162

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ZIP codes near 43162

ZIPCityDistance
43119 Galloway, OH 5.5 mi
43140 London, OH 8.0 mi
43026 Hilliard, OH 8.5 mi
43228 Columbus, OH 9.6 mi
43064 Plain City, OH 10.4 mi
43002 Amlin, OH 10.5 mi
43123 Grove City, OH 11.6 mi
43204 Columbus, OH 12.0 mi
43126 Harrisburg, OH 12.1 mi
43029 Irwin, OH 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43162?

43162 is in West Jefferson, Ohio, in Madison County, part of the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9494, -83.3084.

What county is 43162 in?

43162 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 43162?

West Jefferson uses area codes 614 and 380, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 43162 in?

43162 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43162?

About 6,896 people live in ZIP code 43162, in 2,660 households, at 146.7 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 43162?

$76,250 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43162?

The closest are 43119 (5.5 mi), 43140 (8 mi), 43026 (8.5 mi), 43228 (9.6 mi) and 43064 (10.4 mi).

Is 43162 a PO Box ZIP code?

43162 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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