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43926

ZIP 43926 is Empire, Ohio, in Jefferson County; area code 740; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jefferson
Population
252
Coordinates
40.5091, -80.6217
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Where 43926 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43926
  • 🔢 Type 43926 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZGEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,926 = 2 × 3 × 7321. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43925 (East Springfield, OH, 13 mi away) and 43927 (Fairpoint, OH, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43926 becomes 62934 — and that is a real ZIP code: Equality, IL, 458 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23694, 23964, 24639, 24963, 26349, 29346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96432 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,357 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯948 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43926 and you would come out at 40.51°S, 99.38°E — 1,090 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.302 square miles of land, 43926 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 146 football fields.
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People and housing

Population252This ZIP252
Households127This ZIP127
Housing units135This ZIP135
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$45,938This ZIP$45,938Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median gross rent$757This ZIP$757Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%This ZIP5.1%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density834.4 / sq miThis ZIP834.4 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 43926

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

ZIP codes near 43926

ZIPCityDistance
43961 Stratton, OH 1.1 mi
26047 New Cumberland, WV 2.5 mi
26056 New Manchester, WV 2.8 mi
43964 Toronto, OH 2.9 mi
43932 Irondale, OH 6.7 mi
26050 Newell, WV 6.9 mi
26062 Weirton, WV 6.9 mi
26034 Chester, WV 7.2 mi
43952 Steubenville, OH 7.3 mi
15043 Georgetown, PA 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43926?

43926 is in Empire, Ohio, in Jefferson County, part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5091, -80.6217.

What county is 43926 in?

43926 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 43926?

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

What time zone is 43926 in?

43926 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43926?

About 252 people live in ZIP code 43926, in 127 households, at 834.4 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 43926?

$45,938 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43926?

The closest are 43961 (1.1 mi), 26047 (2.5 mi), 26056 (2.8 mi), 43964 (2.9 mi) and 43932 (6.7 mi).

Is 43926 a PO Box ZIP code?

43926 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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