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Where 44243 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 44243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZhh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 44,243 = 151 × 293. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010110011010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44242 (Kent, OH, 1 mi away) and 44250 (Lakemore, OH, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 44243 becomes 34244, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (32444, 34442, 42344, 43442, 44234, 44423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34442 in Hernando, FL, 847 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯909 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44243 and you would come out at 41.15°S, 98.66°E — 1,144 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
- 📏 At 0.423 square miles of land, 44243 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 205 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,082This ZIP5,082 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.5This ZIP19.5Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.6%This ZIP15.6% |
| Mean commute | 17.1 minThis ZIP17.1 min |
| Population density | 12,014.2 / sq miThis ZIP12,014.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 44243
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 44243
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
44242 | Kent, OH | 1.0 mi |
44240 | Kent, OH | 1.0 mi |
44211 | Brady Lake, OH | 2.1 mi |
44262 | Munroe Falls, OH | 5.0 mi |
44224 | Stow, OH | 5.4 mi |
44278 | Tallmadge, OH | 5.6 mi |
44241 | Streetsboro, OH | 6.6 mi |
44221 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | 7.0 mi |
44222 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | 7.6 mi |
44266 | Ravenna, OH | 7.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 44243?
44243 is in Kent, Ohio, in Portage County, part of the Akron, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1478, -81.3405.
What county is 44243 in?
44243 lies in Portage County.
What area code is 44243?
Kent uses area codes 330 and 234, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 44243 in?
44243 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 44243?
About 5,082 people live in ZIP code 44243, at 12,014.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 44243?
The closest are 44242 (1 mi), 44240 (1 mi), 44211 (2.1 mi), 44262 (5 mi) and 44224 (5.4 mi).
Is 44243 a PO Box ZIP code?
44243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “44243 ZIP Code — Kent, Ohio (Portage County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/44243
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