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43206

ZIP 43206 is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County; area codes 614 and 380; Eastern time. Columbus has 45 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
Columbus, OH
Population
21,996
Coordinates
39.9425, -82.9742
☼ Live from 43206 — Columbus, OH

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Where 43206 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43206
  • 🔢 Type 43206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,206 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 379. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010100011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43205 (Columbus, OH, 1 mi away) and 43207 (Columbus, OH, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43206 becomes 60234, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34260 in Manasota, FL, 865 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯826 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43206 and you would come out at 39.94°S, 97.03°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 3.0 square miles of land, 43206 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,996This ZIP21,996
Households11,136This ZIP11,136
Housing units12,765This ZIP12,765
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$75,806This ZIP$75,806Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$317,300This ZIP$317,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,366This ZIP$1,366Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%This ZIP50.1%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density7,285.9 / sq miThis ZIP7,285.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments455This ZIP455
Employees6,245This ZIP6,245
Annual payroll$363,424,000This ZIP$363,424,000
Tax returns filed11,780This ZIP11,780
Total adjusted gross income$988,793,000This ZIP$988,793,000

Land area

Land area3.02 sq miThis ZIP3.02 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 43206

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ZIP codes near 43206

ZIPCityDistance
43205 Columbus, OH 1.2 mi
43203 Columbus, OH 2.1 mi
43209 Columbus, OH 2.5 mi
43215 Columbus, OH 2.7 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

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43206?

43206 is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County, part of the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9425, -82.9742.

What county is 43206 in?

43206 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 43206?

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

What time zone is 43206 in?

43206 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43206?

About 21,996 people live in ZIP code 43206, in 11,136 households, at 7,285.9 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 43206?

$75,806 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43206?

The closest are 43205 (1.2 mi), 43203 (2.1 mi), 43209 (2.5 mi), 43215 (2.7 mi) and 43086 (2.7 mi).

Is 43206 a PO Box ZIP code?

43206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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