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44276

ZIP 44276 is Sterling, Ohio, in Wayne County; area codes 234 and 330; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne
Metro area
Wooster, OH
Population
1,923
Coordinates
40.9397, -81.8360
☼ Live from 44276 — Sterling, OH

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Where 44276 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44276
  • 🔢 Type 44276 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLZhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,276 = 2 × 2 × 11069. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010110011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44275 (Spencer, OH, 18 mi away) and 44278 (Tallmadge, OH, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44276 becomes 67244, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24467, 24476, 24647, 26447, 42647, 42746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76442 in Comanche, TX, 1,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯883 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44276 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 98.16°E — 1,160 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 20.6 square miles of land, 44276 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,923This ZIP1,923
Households707This ZIP707
Housing units791This ZIP791
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$86,583This ZIP$86,583Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$231,300This ZIP$231,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$878This ZIP$878Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density93.5 / sq miThis ZIP93.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees201This ZIP201
Annual payroll$8,203,000This ZIP$8,203,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$68,143,000This ZIP$68,143,000

Land area

Land area20.58 sq miThis ZIP20.58 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 44276

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ZIP codes near 44276

ZIPCityDistance
44270 Rittman, OH 3.5 mi
44217 Creston, OH 4.1 mi
44677 Smithville, OH 4.6 mi
44273 Seville, OH 6.5 mi
44645 Marshallville, OH 6.5 mi
44230 Doylestown, OH 7.8 mi
44251 Westfield Center, OH 7.8 mi
44282 Wadsworth, OH 8.1 mi
44667 Orrville, OH 8.2 mi
44214 Burbank, OH 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44276?

44276 is in Sterling, Ohio, in Wayne County, part of the Wooster, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9397, -81.8360.

What county is 44276 in?

44276 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 44276?

Sterling uses area codes 234 and 330, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 44276 in?

44276 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44276?

About 1,923 people live in ZIP code 44276, in 707 households, at 93.5 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 44276?

$86,583 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44276?

The closest are 44270 (3.5 mi), 44217 (4.1 mi), 44677 (4.6 mi), 44273 (6.5 mi) and 44645 (6.5 mi).

Is 44276 a PO Box ZIP code?

44276 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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