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43344

ZIP 43344 is Richwood, Ohio, mostly in Union County; area code 740; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union +2 more
Metro area
Columbus, OH
Population
6,173
Coordinates
40.4309, -83.3446
☼ Live from 43344 — Richwood, OH

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Where 43344 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43344
  • 🔢 Type 43344 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhEEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,344 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 43. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010100101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43343 (Quincy, OH, 35 mi away) and 43345 (Ridgeway, OH, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43344 becomes 44334 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fairlawn, OH, 103 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33444, 34434, 43434, 43443, 44334). The farthest-flung twin is 33444 in Delray Beach, FL, 983 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯805 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43344 and you would come out at 40.43°S, 96.66°E — 1,217 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 98.0 square miles of land, 43344 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,173This ZIP6,173
Households2,338This ZIP2,338
Housing units2,610This ZIP2,610
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$80,909This ZIP$80,909Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$237,900This ZIP$237,900Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density63.0 / sq miThis ZIP63.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees371This ZIP371
Annual payroll$18,592,000This ZIP$18,592,000
Tax returns filed2,710This ZIP2,710
Total adjusted gross income$180,883,000This ZIP$180,883,000

Land area

Land area97.98 sq miThis ZIP97.98 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Counties 43344 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Union County 94.4%
Delaware County 4.8%
Marion County 0.9%

Other place names in 43344

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 43344

ZIPCityDistance
43036 Magnetic Springs, OH 6.9 mi
43007 Broadway, OH 7.5 mi
43342 Prospect, OH 8.9 mi
43066 Radnor, OH 9.2 mi
43067 Raymond, OH 9.5 mi
43322 Green Camp, OH 10.0 mi
43358 West Mansfield, OH 10.2 mi
43340 Mount Victory, OH 10.6 mi
43332 La Rue, OH 11.1 mi
43341 New Bloomington, OH 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43344?

43344 is in Richwood, Ohio, in Union County, part of the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4309, -83.3446.

What county is 43344 in?

43344 spans 3 counties: Union County, Delaware County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Union 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 43344?

Richwood uses area code 740, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 43344 in?

43344 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43344?

About 6,173 people live in ZIP code 43344, in 2,338 households, at 63.0 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 43344?

$80,909 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43344?

The closest are 43036 (6.9 mi), 43007 (7.5 mi), 43342 (8.9 mi), 43066 (9.2 mi) and 43067 (9.5 mi).

Is 43344 a PO Box ZIP code?

43344 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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