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44606

ZIP 44606 is Apple Creek, Ohio, in Wayne County; area codes 330 and 234; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne
Metro area
Wooster, OH
Population
8,182
Coordinates
40.7347, -81.8001
☼ Live from 44606 — Apple Creek, OH

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Where 44606 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44606
  • 🔢 Type 44606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOghh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,606 = 2 × 22303. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010111000111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44601 (Alliance, OH, 37 mi away) and 44607 (Augusta, OH, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44606 becomes 60644 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chicago, IL, 319 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04646, 04664, 44660, 46064, 46406, 60446, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66404 in Baileyville, KS, 759 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯885 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44606 and you would come out at 40.73°S, 98.20°E — 1,152 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 42.5 square miles of land, 44606 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,182This ZIP8,182
Households2,587This ZIP2,587
Housing units2,664This ZIP2,664
Median age30.4This ZIP30.4Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$76,350This ZIP$76,350Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$288,000This ZIP$288,000Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$714This ZIP$714Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%This ZIP8.4%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density192.7 / sq miThis ZIP192.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments188This ZIP188
Employees2,113This ZIP2,113
Annual payroll$96,037,000This ZIP$96,037,000
Tax returns filed3,170This ZIP3,170
Total adjusted gross income$230,470,000This ZIP$230,470,000

Land area

Land area42.47 sq miThis ZIP42.47 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 44606

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ZIP codes near 44606

ZIPCityDistance
44636 Kidron, OH 3.0 mi
44627 Fredericksburg, OH 5.2 mi
44659 Mount Eaton, OH 5.8 mi
44618 Dalton, OH 6.7 mi
44667 Orrville, OH 7.1 mi
44660 Mount Hope, OH 7.8 mi
44689 Wilmot, OH 9.5 mi
44690 Winesburg, OH 10.1 mi
44633 Holmesville, OH 10.1 mi
44677 Smithville, OH 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44606?

44606 is in Apple Creek, Ohio, in Wayne County, part of the Wooster, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7347, -81.8001.

What county is 44606 in?

44606 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 44606?

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

What time zone is 44606 in?

44606 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44606?

About 8,182 people live in ZIP code 44606, in 2,587 households, at 192.7 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 44606?

$76,350 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44606?

The closest are 44636 (3 mi), 44627 (5.2 mi), 44659 (5.8 mi), 44618 (6.7 mi) and 44667 (7.1 mi).

Is 44606 a PO Box ZIP code?

44606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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