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44843

ZIP 44843 is Lucas, Ohio, mostly in Richland County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Richland +1 more
Metro area
Mansfield, OH
Population
2,445
Coordinates
40.6895, -82.4076
☼ Live from 44843 — Lucas, OH

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Where 44843 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 44843
  • 🔢 Type 44843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 44843 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010111100101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44842 (Loudonville, OH, 10 mi away) and 44844 (Mc Cutchenville, OH, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44843 becomes 34844, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34448, 34484, 43844, 44438, 44483, 48434, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83444 in Roberts, ID, 1,536 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯854 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44843 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 97.59°E — 1,179 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 27.4 square miles of land, 44843 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,445This ZIP2,445
Households1,111This ZIP1,111
Housing units1,143This ZIP1,143
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$90,366This ZIP$90,366Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$208,700This ZIP$208,700Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$764This ZIP$764Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density89.3 / sq miThis ZIP89.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees174This ZIP174
Annual payroll$6,073,000This ZIP$6,073,000
Tax returns filed1,330This ZIP1,330
Total adjusted gross income$92,542,000This ZIP$92,542,000

Land area

Land area27.39 sq miThis ZIP27.39 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 44843 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Richland County 96.8%
Ashland County 3.2%

Other place names in 44843

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

ZIP codes near 44843

ZIPCityDistance
44864 Perrysville, OH 4.8 mi
44907 Mansfield, OH 6.5 mi
44905 Mansfield, OH 6.9 mi
44902 Mansfield, OH 7.2 mi
44901 Mansfield, OH 7.5 mi
44903 Mansfield, OH 8.7 mi
44862 Ontario, OH 8.7 mi
44813 Bellville, OH 8.9 mi
44822 Butler, OH 9.2 mi
44838 Hayesville, OH 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44843?

44843 is in Lucas, Ohio, in Richland County, part of the Mansfield, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6895, -82.4076.

What county is 44843 in?

44843 spans 2 counties: Richland County and Ashland County. Most of it falls in Richland 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 44843?

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

What time zone is 44843 in?

44843 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44843?

About 2,445 people live in ZIP code 44843, in 1,111 households, at 89.3 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 44843?

$90,366 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44843?

The closest are 44864 (4.8 mi), 44907 (6.5 mi), 44905 (6.9 mi), 44902 (7.2 mi) and 44901 (7.5 mi).

Is 44843 a PO Box ZIP code?

44843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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