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44281

ZIP 44281 is in Wadsworth, Ohio, mostly in Medina County; area codes 234 and 330; Eastern time. Wadsworth has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 44282.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Medina +1 more
Metro area
Cleveland, OH
Population
34,704
Coordinates
41.0598, -81.7404
☼ Live from 44281 — Wadsworth, OH

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Where 44281 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44281
  • 🔢 Type 44281 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBZhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 44281 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010110011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44280 (Valley City, OH, 16 mi away) and 44282 (Wadsworth, OH, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44281 becomes 18244 — and that is a real ZIP code: Parryville, PA, 317 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12448, 12484, 12844, 14428, 14482, 14824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84412 in Ogden, UT, 1,564 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯888 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44281 and you would come out at 41.06°S, 98.26°E — 1,159 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 47.8 square miles of land, 44281 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,704This ZIP34,704
Households13,993This ZIP13,993
Housing units14,687This ZIP14,687
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$89,131This ZIP$89,131Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$278,800This ZIP$278,800Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%This ZIP42.7%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density726.1 / sq miThis ZIP726.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments694This ZIP694
Employees10,958This ZIP10,958
Annual payroll$513,979,000This ZIP$513,979,000
Tax returns filed16,450This ZIP16,450
Total adjusted gross income$1,620,178,000This ZIP$1,620,178,000

Land area

Land area47.80 sq miThis ZIP47.80 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 44281 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Medina County 98.0%
Summit County 2.0%

Other place names in 44281

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ZIP codes near 44281

ZIPCityDistance
44282 Wadsworth, OH 2.4 mi
44274 Sharon Center, OH 2.8 mi
44321 Akron, OH 5.6 mi
44203 Barberton, OH 6.3 mi
44258 Medina, OH 7.0 mi
44270 Rittman, OH 7.1 mi
44230 Doylestown, OH 7.2 mi
44273 Seville, OH 7.5 mi
44334 Fairlawn, OH 8.3 mi
44320 Akron, OH 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44281?

44281 is in Wadsworth, Ohio, in Medina County, part of the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0598, -81.7404.

What county is 44281 in?

44281 spans 2 counties: Medina County and Summit 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 44281?

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

What time zone is 44281 in?

44281 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44281?

About 34,704 people live in ZIP code 44281, in 13,993 households, at 726.1 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 44281?

$89,131 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44281?

The closest are 44282 (2.4 mi), 44274 (2.8 mi), 44321 (5.6 mi), 44203 (6.3 mi) and 44258 (7 mi).

Is 44281 a PO Box ZIP code?

44281 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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