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44131

ZIP 44131 is Independence, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County; area code 216; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cuyahoga
Metro area
Cleveland, OH
Population
20,577
Coordinates
41.3833, -81.6547
☼ Live from 44131 — Independence, OH

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Where 44131 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44131
  • 🔢 Type 44131 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEIhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 44131 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010110001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44130 (Cleveland, OH, 7 mi away) and 44132 (Euclid, OH, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44131 becomes 13144 — and that is a real ZIP code: Richland, NY, 326 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11434, 13144, 13441, 14134, 14143, 14413, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34114 in Naples, FL, 1,066 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯893 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44131 and you would come out at 41.38°S, 98.35°E — 1,166 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 15.7 square miles of land, 44131 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,577This ZIP20,577
Households8,556This ZIP8,556
Housing units8,854This ZIP8,854
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$100,594This ZIP$100,594Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$270,600This ZIP$270,600Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,407This ZIP$1,407Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%This ZIP39.1%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density1,309.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,309.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,326This ZIP1,326
Employees39,575This ZIP39,575
Annual payroll$2,839,655,000This ZIP$2,839,655,000
Tax returns filed11,840This ZIP11,840
Total adjusted gross income$1,418,596,000This ZIP$1,418,596,000

Land area

Land area15.72 sq miThis ZIP15.72 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 44131

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ZIP codes near 44131

ZIPCityDistance
44134 Cleveland, OH 2.5 mi
44125 Cleveland, OH 2.8 mi
44129 Cleveland, OH 4.2 mi
44147 Broadview Heights, OH 4.7 mi
44105 Cleveland, OH 4.7 mi
44109 Cleveland, OH 4.8 mi
44137 Maple Heights, OH 5.1 mi
44144 Cleveland, OH 5.8 mi
44127 Cleveland, OH 6.1 mi
44141 Brecksville, OH 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44131?

44131 is in Independence, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County, part of the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3833, -81.6547.

What county is 44131 in?

44131 lies in Cuyahoga County.

What area code is 44131?

Independence uses area code 216, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 44131 in?

44131 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44131?

About 20,577 people live in ZIP code 44131, in 8,556 households, at 1,309.1 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 44131?

$100,594 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44131?

The closest are 44134 (2.5 mi), 44125 (2.8 mi), 44129 (4.2 mi), 44147 (4.7 mi) and 44105 (4.7 mi).

Is 44131 a PO Box ZIP code?

44131 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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