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44044

ZIP 44044 is Grafton, Ohio, in Lorain County; area code 440; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lorain
Metro area
Cleveland, OH
Population
14,721
Coordinates
41.2663, -82.0418
☼ Live from 44044 — Grafton, OH

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Where 44044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44044
  • 🔢 Type 44044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆44044 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,044 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 11 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010110000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44041 (Geneva, OH, 67 mi away) and 44045 (Grand River, OH, 51 mi away).
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04444, 40444, 44404, 44440). The farthest-flung twin is 04444 in Hampden, ME, 703 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯873 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44044 and you would come out at 41.27°S, 97.96°E — 1,180 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 54.1 square miles of land, 44044 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,721This ZIP14,721
Households4,262This ZIP4,262
Housing units4,359This ZIP4,359
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$88,333This ZIP$88,333Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$257,500This ZIP$257,500Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%This ZIP17.6%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density272.0 / sq miThis ZIP272.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments227This ZIP227
Employees1,984This ZIP1,984
Annual payroll$92,734,000This ZIP$92,734,000
Tax returns filed6,690This ZIP6,690
Total adjusted gross income$536,538,000This ZIP$536,538,000

Land area

Land area54.13 sq miThis ZIP54.13 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 44044

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

ZIP codes near 44044

ZIPCityDistance
44050 Lagrange, OH 4.7 mi
44028 Columbia Station, OH 5.9 mi
44280 Valley City, OH 6.2 mi
44253 Litchfield, OH 7.2 mi
44039 North Ridgeville, OH 8.2 mi
44035 Elyria, OH 8.7 mi
44036 Elyria, OH 9.5 mi
44138 Olmsted Falls, OH 9.6 mi
44074 Oberlin, OH 10.2 mi
44149 Strongsville, OH 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44044?

44044 is in Grafton, Ohio, in Lorain County, part of the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2663, -82.0418.

What county is 44044 in?

44044 lies in Lorain County.

What area code is 44044?

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

What time zone is 44044 in?

44044 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44044?

About 14,721 people live in ZIP code 44044, in 4,262 households, at 272.0 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 44044?

$88,333 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44044?

The closest are 44050 (4.7 mi), 44028 (5.9 mi), 44280 (6.2 mi), 44253 (7.2 mi) and 44039 (8.2 mi).

Is 44044 a PO Box ZIP code?

44044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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