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Where 43205 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 43205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZEh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 43,205 = 5 × 8641. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010100011000101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43204 (Columbus, OH, 6 mi away) and 43206 (Columbus, OH, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 43205 becomes 50234 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rhodes, IA, 550 miles away.
- 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34205 in Bradenton, FL, 862 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
- 🎯827 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43205 and you would come out at 39.96°S, 97.04°E — 1,186 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
- 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 43205 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12,618This ZIP12,618 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,838This ZIP5,838 |
| Housing units | 7,407This ZIP7,407 |
| Median age | 34.9This ZIP34.9Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,181This ZIP$60,181Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $317,300This ZIP$317,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,084This ZIP$1,084Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44.8%This ZIP44.8% |
| Mean commute | 20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min |
| Population density | 5,279.5 / sq miThis ZIP5,279.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 295This ZIP295 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 15,507This ZIP15,507 |
| Annual payroll | $1,215,175,000This ZIP$1,215,175,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,020This ZIP6,020 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $353,403,000This ZIP$353,403,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.39 sq miThis ZIP2.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 43205
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 43205
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
43203 | Columbus, OH | 1.1 mi |
43206 | Columbus, OH | 1.2 mi |
43209 | Columbus, OH | 1.7 mi |
43086 | Westerville, OH | 2.7 mi |
43199 | Groveport, OH | 2.7 mi |
43216 | Columbus, OH | 2.7 mi |
43226 | Columbus, OH | 2.7 mi |
43234 | Columbus, OH | 2.7 mi |
43251 | Columbus, OH | 2.7 mi |
43260 | Columbus, OH | 2.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 43205?
43205 is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County, part of the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9573, -82.9620.
What county is 43205 in?
43205 lies in Franklin County.
What area code is 43205?
Columbus uses area codes 614 and 380, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 43205 in?
43205 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 43205?
About 12,618 people live in ZIP code 43205, in 5,838 households, at 5,279.5 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 43205?
$60,181 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 43205?
The closest are 43203 (1.1 mi), 43206 (1.2 mi), 43209 (1.7 mi), 43086 (2.7 mi) and 43199 (2.7 mi).
Is 43205 a PO Box ZIP code?
43205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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