43740
ZIP 43740 is Gratiot, Ohio, mostly in Licking County; area code 740; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Licking +1 more
- Metro area
- Columbus, OH
- Population
- 261
- Coordinates
- 39.9514, -82.2172
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Where 43740 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 43740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLEh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 43,740 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010101011011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43739 (Glenford, OH, 5 mi away) and 43746 (Hopewell, OH, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 43740 becomes 04734 — and that is a real ZIP code: Blaine, ME, 848 miles away.
- 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03447, 04347, 04473, 04734, 04743, 30447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73440 in Lebanon, OK, 908 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯866 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43740 and you would come out at 39.95°S, 97.78°E — 1,149 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
- 📏 At 0.142 square miles of land, 43740 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 69 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 261This ZIP261 |
|---|---|
| Households | 111This ZIP111 |
| Housing units | 115This ZIP115 |
| Median age | 43.3This ZIP43.3Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $66,806This ZIP$66,806Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $128,800This ZIP$128,800Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $744This ZIP$744Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.6%This ZIP11.6% |
| Mean commute | 31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min |
| Population density | 1,838.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,838.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 22This ZIP22 |
| Annual payroll | $339,000This ZIP$339,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Counties 43740 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Licking County | 55.1% |
| Muskingum County | 44.9% |
Other place names in 43740
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 43740
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
43746 | Hopewell, OH | 2.0 mi |
43721 | Brownsville, OH | 2.3 mi |
43760 | Mount Perry, OH | 4.5 mi |
43739 | Glenford, OH | 5.0 mi |
43056 | Heath, OH | 7.3 mi |
43738 | Fultonham, OH | 7.8 mi |
43735 | East Fultonham, OH | 8.5 mi |
43791 | White Cottage, OH | 8.5 mi |
43830 | Nashport, OH | 8.8 mi |
43076 | Thornville, OH | 10.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 43740?
43740 is in Gratiot, Ohio, in Licking County, part of the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9514, -82.2172.
What county is 43740 in?
43740 spans 2 counties: Licking County and Muskingum County. Most of it falls in Licking 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 43740?
Gratiot uses area code 740, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 43740 in?
43740 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 43740?
About 261 people live in ZIP code 43740, in 111 households, at 1,838.0 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 43740?
$66,806 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 43740?
The closest are 43746 (2 mi), 43721 (2.3 mi), 43760 (4.5 mi), 43739 (5 mi) and 43056 (7.3 mi).
Is 43740 a PO Box ZIP code?
43740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “43740 ZIP Code — Gratiot, Ohio (Licking County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/43740
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