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Where 44053 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 44053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOhh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 44053 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010110000010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44052 (Lorain, OH, 4 mi away) and 44054 (Sheffield Lake, OH, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 44053 becomes 35044 — and that is a real ZIP code: Childersburg, AL, 608 miles away.
- 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03445, 04345, 04354, 04435, 04453, 04543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34045 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,179 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯864 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44053 and you would come out at 41.43°S, 97.78°E — 1,193 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
- 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 44053 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 21,084This ZIP21,084 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8,900This ZIP8,900 |
| Housing units | 9,616This ZIP9,616 |
| Median age | 43.2This ZIP43.2Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $67,484This ZIP$67,484Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $206,300This ZIP$206,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $898This ZIP$898Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.9%This ZIP21.9% |
| Mean commute | 25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min |
| Population density | 1,946.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,946.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 374This ZIP374 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,611This ZIP6,611 |
| Annual payroll | $341,566,000This ZIP$341,566,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 10,670This ZIP10,670 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $649,792,000This ZIP$649,792,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 10.83 sq miThis ZIP10.83 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi |
Other place names in 44053
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 44053
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
44052 | Lorain, OH | 3.5 mi |
44055 | Lorain, OH | 4.6 mi |
44001 | Amherst, OH | 4.8 mi |
44035 | Elyria, OH | 6.1 mi |
44054 | Sheffield Lake, OH | 7.4 mi |
44036 | Elyria, OH | 7.8 mi |
44089 | Vermilion, OH | 8.5 mi |
44816 | Birmingham, OH | 9.5 mi |
44074 | Oberlin, OH | 9.8 mi |
44039 | North Ridgeville, OH | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 44053?
44053 is in Lorain, Ohio, in Lorain County, part of the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4301, -82.2222.
What county is 44053 in?
44053 lies in Lorain County.
What area code is 44053?
Lorain uses area code 440, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 44053 in?
44053 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 44053?
About 21,084 people live in ZIP code 44053, in 8,900 households, at 1,946.3 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 44053?
$67,484 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 44053?
The closest are 44052 (3.5 mi), 44055 (4.6 mi), 44001 (4.8 mi), 44035 (6.1 mi) and 44054 (7.4 mi).
Is 44053 a PO Box ZIP code?
44053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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