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44253

ZIP 44253 is Litchfield, Ohio, mostly in Medina County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Medina +1 more
Metro area
Cleveland, OH
Population
3,552
Coordinates
41.1628, -82.0333
☼ Live from 44253 — Litchfield, OH

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Where 44253 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44253
  • 🔢 Type 44253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,253 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 149. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010110011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44251 (Westfield Center, OH, 11 mi away) and 44254 (Lodi, OH, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44253 becomes 35244 — and that is a real ZIP code: Birmingham, AL, 600 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23454, 24354, 24435, 24534, 24543, 25434, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34452 in Inverness, FL, 857 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% 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 44253 and you would come out at 41.16°S, 97.97°E — 1,176 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 27.5 square miles of land, 44253 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,552This ZIP3,552
Households1,298This ZIP1,298
Housing units1,348This ZIP1,348
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$91,500This ZIP$91,500Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$283,300This ZIP$283,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,032This ZIP$2,032Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%This ZIP26.2%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density129.2 / sq miThis ZIP129.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees375This ZIP375
Annual payroll$17,779,000This ZIP$17,779,000
Tax returns filed1,850This ZIP1,850
Total adjusted gross income$147,255,000This ZIP$147,255,000

Land area

Land area27.49 sq miThis ZIP27.49 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 44253 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Medina County 83.2%
Lorain County 16.8%

ZIP codes near 44253

ZIPCityDistance
44275 Spencer, OH 5.9 mi
44044 Grafton, OH 7.2 mi
44280 Valley City, OH 7.7 mi
44050 Lagrange, OH 7.7 mi
44254 Lodi, OH 8.2 mi
44256 Medina, OH 9.2 mi
44215 Chippewa Lake, OH 9.4 mi
44235 Homerville, OH 10.1 mi
44090 Wellington, OH 10.2 mi
44258 Medina, OH 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44253?

44253 is in Litchfield, Ohio, in Medina County, part of the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1628, -82.0333.

What county is 44253 in?

44253 spans 2 counties: Medina County and Lorain County. Most of it falls in Medina 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 time zone is 44253 in?

44253 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44253?

About 3,552 people live in ZIP code 44253, in 1,298 households, at 129.2 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 44253?

$91,500 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44253?

The closest are 44275 (5.9 mi), 44044 (7.2 mi), 44280 (7.7 mi), 44050 (7.7 mi) and 44254 (8.2 mi).

Is 44253 a PO Box ZIP code?

44253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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