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Where 44256 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 44256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZhh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 44,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 461. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010110011100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44255 (Mantua, OH, 34 mi away) and 44258 (Medina, OH, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 44256 becomes 65244 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clifton Hill, MO, 580 miles away.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24465, 25446, 25644, 26544, 42456, 42564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56244 in Hancock, MN, 760 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯882 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44256 and you would come out at 41.14°S, 98.14°E — 1,167 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
- 📏 At 130.8 square miles of land, 44256 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 64,924This ZIP64,924 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26,031This ZIP26,031 |
| Housing units | 26,973This ZIP26,973 |
| Median age | 45.2This ZIP45.2Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $99,923This ZIP$99,923Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $316,000This ZIP$316,000Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,191This ZIP$1,191Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.7%This ZIP41.7% |
| Mean commute | 25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min |
| Population density | 496.5 / sq miThis ZIP496.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,695This ZIP1,695 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 24,197This ZIP24,197 |
| Annual payroll | $1,229,106,000This ZIP$1,229,106,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 33,960This ZIP33,960 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $3,364,313,000This ZIP$3,364,313,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 130.77 sq miThis ZIP130.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.05 sq miThis ZIP1.05 sq mi |
Counties 44256 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Medina County | 99.5% |
| Lorain County | 0.5% |
Other place names in 44256
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 44256
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
44258 | Medina, OH | 1.3 mi |
44215 | Chippewa Lake, OH | 5.2 mi |
44212 | Brunswick, OH | 7.3 mi |
44274 | Sharon Center, OH | 7.4 mi |
44280 | Valley City, OH | 7.7 mi |
44273 | Seville, OH | 7.9 mi |
44281 | Wadsworth, OH | 8.4 mi |
44251 | Westfield Center, OH | 8.6 mi |
44253 | Litchfield, OH | 9.2 mi |
44233 | Hinckley, OH | 9.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 44256?
44256 is in Medina, Ohio, in Medina County, part of the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1414, -81.8595.
What county is 44256 in?
44256 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 area code is 44256?
Medina uses area codes 330 and 234, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 44256 in?
44256 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 44256?
About 64,924 people live in ZIP code 44256, in 26,031 households, at 496.5 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 44256?
$99,923 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 44256?
The closest are 44258 (1.3 mi), 44215 (5.2 mi), 44212 (7.3 mi), 44274 (7.4 mi) and 44280 (7.7 mi).
Is 44256 a PO Box ZIP code?
44256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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