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44001

ZIP 44001 is Amherst, Ohio, in Lorain County; area code 440; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lorain
Metro area
Cleveland, OH
Population
21,448
Coordinates
41.3663, -82.2599
☼ Live from 44001 — Amherst, OH

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Where 44001 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44001
  • 🔢 Type 44001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,001 = 3 × 3 × 4889. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 43988 (Scio, OH, 90 mi away) and 44003 (Andover, OH, 88 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44001 becomes 10044 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 435 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01440, 04014, 04041, 04104, 04401, 04410, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04410 in Bradford, ME, 719 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯861 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44001 and you would come out at 41.37°S, 97.74°E — 1,193 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 33.2 square miles of land, 44001 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,448This ZIP21,448
Households8,194This ZIP8,194
Housing units8,507This ZIP8,507
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$90,139This ZIP$90,139Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$234,500This ZIP$234,500Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,062This ZIP$1,062Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density645.7 / sq miThis ZIP645.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments451This ZIP451
Employees6,858This ZIP6,858
Annual payroll$254,445,000This ZIP$254,445,000
Tax returns filed11,470This ZIP11,470
Total adjusted gross income$859,419,000This ZIP$859,419,000

Land area

Land area33.22 sq miThis ZIP33.22 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 44001

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ZIP codes near 44001

ZIPCityDistance
44053 Lorain, OH 4.8 mi
44816 Birmingham, OH 5.4 mi
44074 Oberlin, OH 5.5 mi
44089 Vermilion, OH 6.3 mi
44035 Elyria, OH 6.4 mi
44049 Kipton, OH 7.3 mi
44055 Lorain, OH 8.0 mi
44052 Lorain, OH 8.1 mi
44036 Elyria, OH 9.8 mi
44889 Wakeman, OH 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44001?

44001 is in Amherst, Ohio, in Lorain County, part of the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3663, -82.2599.

What county is 44001 in?

44001 lies in Lorain County.

What area code is 44001?

Amherst uses area code 440, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 44001 in?

44001 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44001?

About 21,448 people live in ZIP code 44001, in 8,194 households, at 645.7 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 44001?

$90,139 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44001?

The closest are 44053 (4.8 mi), 44816 (5.4 mi), 44074 (5.5 mi), 44089 (6.3 mi) and 44035 (6.4 mi).

Is 44001 a PO Box ZIP code?

44001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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