43512
ZIP 43512 is Defiance, Ohio, mostly in Defiance County; area code 419; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Defiance +2 more
- Metro area
- Defiance, OH
- Population
- 28,022
- Coordinates
- 41.3034, -84.3583
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Where 43512 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 43512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISEh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 43,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 37. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010100111111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43511 (Custar, OH, 28 mi away) and 43515 (Delta, OH, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 43512 becomes 21534, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 12543, 13425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34251 in Myakka City, FL, 970 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
- 🎯752 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43512 and you would come out at 41.30°S, 95.64°E — 1,289 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
- 📏 At 217.7 square miles of land, 43512 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 165 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 28,022This ZIP28,022 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11,706This ZIP11,706 |
| Housing units | 12,674This ZIP12,674 |
| Median age | 44.0This ZIP44.0Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $71,841This ZIP$71,841Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $158,800This ZIP$158,800Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $860This ZIP$860Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.2%This ZIP19.2% |
| Mean commute | 19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min |
| Population density | 128.7 / sq miThis ZIP128.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 642This ZIP642 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11,773This ZIP11,773 |
| Annual payroll | $562,208,000This ZIP$562,208,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 13,740This ZIP13,740 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $895,583,000This ZIP$895,583,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 217.68 sq miThis ZIP217.68 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.01 sq miThis ZIP3.01 sq mi |
Counties 43512 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Defiance County | 93.1% |
| Paulding County | 5.9% |
| Henry County | 1.0% |
Other place names in 43512
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 43512
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
43530 | Jewell, OH | 4.0 mi |
43519 | Evansport, OH | 8.4 mi |
43549 | Ney, OH | 10.1 mi |
43556 | Sherwood, OH | 10.7 mi |
43555 | Ridgeville Corners, OH | 10.7 mi |
43527 | Holgate, OH | 11.2 mi |
45821 | Cecil, OH | 11.8 mi |
43548 | New Bavaria, OH | 12.5 mi |
43557 | Stryker, OH | 12.8 mi |
43550 | Okolona, OH | 12.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 43512?
43512 is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County, part of the Defiance, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3034, -84.3583.
What county is 43512 in?
43512 spans 3 counties: Defiance County, Paulding County and Henry County. Most of it falls in Defiance 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 43512?
Defiance uses area code 419, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 43512 in?
43512 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 43512?
About 28,022 people live in ZIP code 43512, in 11,706 households, at 128.7 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 43512?
$71,841 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 43512?
The closest are 43530 (4 mi), 43519 (8.4 mi), 43549 (10.1 mi), 43556 (10.7 mi) and 43555 (10.7 mi).
Is 43512 a PO Box ZIP code?
43512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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