44217
ZIP 44217 is Creston, Ohio, mostly in Wayne County; area codes 234 and 330; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Wayne +1 more
- Metro area
- Wooster, OH
- Population
- 3,804
- Coordinates
- 40.9522, -81.9135
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Where 44217 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 44217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZhh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 44,217 = 3 × 3 × 17 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010110010111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44216 (Clinton, OH, 17 mi away) and 44221 (Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 44217 becomes 71244, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12474, 14427, 14472, 14724, 14742, 17244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71424 in Elmer, LA, 903 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯879 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44217 and you would come out at 40.95°S, 98.09°E — 1,164 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 29.4 square miles of land, 44217 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,804This ZIP3,804 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,482This ZIP1,482 |
| Housing units | 1,607This ZIP1,607 |
| Median age | 43.2This ZIP43.2Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $73,603This ZIP$73,603Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $199,200This ZIP$199,200Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $928This ZIP$928Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.0%This ZIP22.0% |
| Mean commute | 23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min |
| Population density | 129.3 / sq miThis ZIP129.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 58This ZIP58 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 617This ZIP617 |
| Annual payroll | $23,257,000This ZIP$23,257,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,960This ZIP1,960 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $121,923,000This ZIP$121,923,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 29.42 sq miThis ZIP29.42 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
Counties 44217 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Wayne County | 87.8% |
| Medina County | 12.2% |
Other place names in 44217
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 44217
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
44276 | Sterling, OH | 4.1 mi |
44214 | Burbank, OH | 4.5 mi |
44251 | Westfield Center, OH | 5.3 mi |
44273 | Seville, OH | 5.6 mi |
44677 | Smithville, OH | 6.1 mi |
44270 | Rittman, OH | 7.3 mi |
44254 | Lodi, OH | 8.2 mi |
44215 | Chippewa Lake, OH | 8.3 mi |
44287 | West Salem, OH | 10.0 mi |
44645 | Marshallville, OH | 10.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 44217?
44217 is in Creston, Ohio, in Wayne County, part of the Wooster, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9522, -81.9135.
What county is 44217 in?
44217 spans 2 counties: Wayne County and Medina County. Most of it falls in Wayne County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 44217?
Creston uses area codes 234 and 330, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 44217 in?
44217 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 44217?
About 3,804 people live in ZIP code 44217, in 1,482 households, at 129.3 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 44217?
$73,603 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 44217?
The closest are 44276 (4.1 mi), 44214 (4.5 mi), 44251 (5.3 mi), 44273 (5.6 mi) and 44677 (6.1 mi).
Is 44217 a PO Box ZIP code?
44217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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