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43961

ZIP 43961 is Stratton, Ohio, in Jefferson County; area code 740; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jefferson
Population
221
Coordinates
40.5235, -80.6304
☼ Live from 43961 — Stratton, OH

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Where 43961 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 43961
  • 🔢 Type 43961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGEh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 43961 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101110111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43953 (Steubenville, OH, 12 mi away) and 43962 (Summitville, OH, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 43961 becomes 16934, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13469, 13649, 13694, 14639, 16943, 19346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96431 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,356 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯947 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 43961 and you would come out at 40.52°S, 99.37°E — 1,091 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.207 square miles of land, 43961 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 100 football fields.
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People and housing

Population221This ZIP221
Households114This ZIP114
Housing units118This ZIP118
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$39,500This ZIP$39,500Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$60,700This ZIP$60,700Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density1,067.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,067.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees140This ZIP140
Annual payroll$18,355,000This ZIP$18,355,000

Land area

Land area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 43961

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ZIP codes near 43961

ZIPCityDistance
43926 Empire, OH 1.1 mi
26047 New Cumberland, WV 2.4 mi
26056 New Manchester, WV 3.2 mi
43964 Toronto, OH 3.4 mi
26050 Newell, WV 5.9 mi
43932 Irondale, OH 6.1 mi
26034 Chester, WV 6.6 mi
43930 Hammondsville, OH 7.5 mi
15043 Georgetown, PA 7.7 mi
26062 Weirton, WV 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 43961?

43961 is in Stratton, Ohio, in Jefferson County, part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5235, -80.6304.

What county is 43961 in?

43961 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 43961?

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

What time zone is 43961 in?

43961 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 43961?

About 221 people live in ZIP code 43961, in 114 households, at 1,067.6 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 43961?

$39,500 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 43961?

The closest are 43926 (1.1 mi), 26047 (2.4 mi), 26056 (3.2 mi), 43964 (3.4 mi) and 26050 (5.9 mi).

Is 43961 a PO Box ZIP code?

43961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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