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44287

ZIP 44287 is West Salem, Ohio, mostly in Wayne County; area codes 567 and 419; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne +2 more
Metro area
Wooster, OH
Population
7,935
Coordinates
40.9402, -82.1045
☼ Live from 44287 — West Salem, OH

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Where 44287 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44287
  • 🔢 Type 44287 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBZhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,287 = 67 × 661. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010110011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44286 (Richfield, OH, 31 mi away) and 44288 (Windham, OH, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44287 becomes 78244 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Antonio, TX, 1,208 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24487, 24847, 24874, 27844, 28447, 28744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84742 in Kanarraville, UT, 1,670 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯869 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44287 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 97.90°E — 1,172 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 66.7 square miles of land, 44287 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,935This ZIP7,935
Households2,818This ZIP2,818
Housing units2,971This ZIP2,971
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,816This ZIP$73,816Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$194,500This ZIP$194,500Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density119.0 / sq miThis ZIP119.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees745This ZIP745
Annual payroll$36,422,000This ZIP$36,422,000
Tax returns filed3,470This ZIP3,470
Total adjusted gross income$211,927,000This ZIP$211,927,000

Land area

Land area66.68 sq miThis ZIP66.68 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 44287 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Wayne County 65.1%
Ashland County 26.7%
Medina County 8.2%

Other place names in 44287

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ZIP codes near 44287

ZIPCityDistance
44866 Polk, OH 5.0 mi
44214 Burbank, OH 5.5 mi
44235 Homerville, OH 6.3 mi
44254 Lodi, OH 8.7 mi
44880 Sullivan, OH 8.8 mi
44848 Nankin, OH 9.3 mi
44217 Creston, OH 10.0 mi
44275 Spencer, OH 10.8 mi
44840 Jeromesville, OH 10.9 mi
44251 Westfield Center, OH 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44287?

44287 is in West Salem, Ohio, in Wayne County, part of the Wooster, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9402, -82.1045.

What county is 44287 in?

44287 spans 3 counties: Wayne County, Ashland County and Medina County. Most of it falls in Wayne 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 44287?

West Salem uses area codes 567 and 419, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 44287 in?

44287 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44287?

About 7,935 people live in ZIP code 44287, in 2,818 households, at 119.0 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 44287?

$73,816 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44287?

The closest are 44866 (5 mi), 44214 (5.5 mi), 44235 (6.3 mi), 44254 (8.7 mi) and 44880 (8.8 mi).

Is 44287 a PO Box ZIP code?

44287 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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