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43938

ZIP 43938 is Mingo Junction, Ohio, in Jefferson County; area codes 740 and 220; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jefferson
Population
5,660
Coordinates
40.2985, -80.6750
☼ Live from 43938 — Mingo Junction, OH

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Where 43938 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43938
  • 🔢 Type 43938 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEGEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 43,938 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 2441. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101110100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43937 (Maynard, OH, 16 mi away) and 43939 (Mount Pleasant, OH, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43938 becomes 83934, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33498, 33849, 33948, 34983, 38943, 39348, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93438 in Lompoc, CA, 2,198 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯946 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43938 and you would come out at 40.30°S, 99.33°E — 1,085 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 32.7 square miles of land, 43938 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,660This ZIP5,660
Households2,257This ZIP2,257
Housing units2,674This ZIP2,674
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$55,446This ZIP$55,446Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$101,300This ZIP$101,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$942This ZIP$942Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density173.3 / sq miThis ZIP173.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees874This ZIP874
Annual payroll$58,796,000This ZIP$58,796,000
Tax returns filed2,270This ZIP2,270
Total adjusted gross income$122,251,000This ZIP$122,251,000

Land area

Land area32.66 sq miThis ZIP32.66 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 43938

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ZIP codes near 43938

ZIPCityDistance
43913 Brilliant, OH 2.9 mi
43953 Steubenville, OH 4.0 mi
26030 Beech Bottom, WV 5.3 mi
26037 Follansbee, WV 5.3 mi
26070 Wellsburg, WV 5.7 mi
43948 Smithfield, OH 5.9 mi
43943 Rayland, OH 6.9 mi
26035 Colliers, WV 7.2 mi
26075 Windsor Heights, WV 7.2 mi
43952 Steubenville, OH 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43938?

43938 is in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in Jefferson County, part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2985, -80.6750.

What county is 43938 in?

43938 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 43938?

Mingo Junction uses area codes 740 and 220, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 43938 in?

43938 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43938?

About 5,660 people live in ZIP code 43938, in 2,257 households, at 173.3 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 43938?

$55,446 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43938?

The closest are 43913 (2.9 mi), 43953 (4 mi), 26030 (5.3 mi), 26037 (5.3 mi) and 26070 (5.7 mi).

Is 43938 a PO Box ZIP code?

43938 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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