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44824

ZIP 44824 is Castalia, Ohio, mostly in Erie County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Erie +1 more
Metro area
Sandusky, OH
Population
3,642
Coordinates
41.3833, -82.8059
☼ Live from 44824 — Castalia, OH

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Where 44824 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44824
  • 🔢 Type 44824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 431. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010111100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44822 (Butler, OH, 61 mi away) and 44825 (Chatfield, OH, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44824 becomes 42844, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24448, 24484, 24844, 28444, 44428, 44482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84244 in Ogden, UT, 1,506 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯833 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44824 and you would come out at 41.38°S, 97.19°E — 1,219 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 25.1 square miles of land, 44824 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,642This ZIP3,642
Households1,485This ZIP1,485
Housing units1,657This ZIP1,657
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$79,803This ZIP$79,803Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$193,200This ZIP$193,200Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$717This ZIP$717Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density145.0 / sq miThis ZIP145.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees530This ZIP530
Annual payroll$26,086,000This ZIP$26,086,000
Tax returns filed2,010This ZIP2,010
Total adjusted gross income$128,914,000This ZIP$128,914,000

Land area

Land area25.11 sq miThis ZIP25.11 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Counties 44824 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Erie County 94.2%
Sandusky County 5.8%

Other place names in 44824

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 44824

ZIPCityDistance
44870 Sandusky, OH 5.4 mi
43464 Vickery, OH 6.4 mi
44871 Sandusky, OH 6.8 mi
43433 Gypsum, OH 9.2 mi
43440 Lakeside Marblehead, OH 9.3 mi
43410 Clyde, OH 9.3 mi
44811 Bellevue, OH 9.7 mi
44828 Flat Rock, OH 10.7 mi
44846 Milan, OH 11.3 mi
43452 Port Clinton, OH 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44824?

44824 is in Castalia, Ohio, in Erie County, part of the Sandusky, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3833, -82.8059.

What county is 44824 in?

44824 spans 2 counties: Erie County and Sandusky County. Most of it falls in Erie 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 44824?

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

What time zone is 44824 in?

44824 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44824?

About 3,642 people live in ZIP code 44824, in 1,485 households, at 145.0 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 44824?

$79,803 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44824?

The closest are 44870 (5.4 mi), 43464 (6.4 mi), 44871 (6.8 mi), 43433 (9.2 mi) and 43440 (9.3 mi).

Is 44824 a PO Box ZIP code?

44824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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