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44857

ZIP 44857 is Norwalk, Ohio, mostly in Huron County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Huron +1 more
Metro area
Norwalk, OH
Population
23,288
Coordinates
41.2165, -82.5776
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Where 44857 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 44857
  • 🔢 Type 44857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,857 = 31 × 1447. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010111100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44856 (North Robinson, OH, 33 mi away) and 44859 (Nova, OH, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44857 becomes 75844 — and that is a real ZIP code: Grapeland, TX, 977 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44875, 45784, 45874, 47458, 47584, 47845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85744 in Tucson, AZ, 1,679 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯845 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44857 and you would come out at 41.22°S, 97.42°E — 1,203 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 81.6 square miles of land, 44857 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,288This ZIP23,288
Households10,002This ZIP10,002
Housing units10,551This ZIP10,551
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$64,297This ZIP$64,297Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$175,300This ZIP$175,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$820This ZIP$820Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%This ZIP19.7%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density285.5 / sq miThis ZIP285.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments553This ZIP553
Employees9,712This ZIP9,712
Annual payroll$498,352,000This ZIP$498,352,000
Tax returns filed11,630This ZIP11,630
Total adjusted gross income$733,643,000This ZIP$733,643,000

Land area

Land area81.56 sq miThis ZIP81.56 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 44857 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Huron County 97.4%
Erie County 2.6%

Other place names in 44857

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

ZIP codes near 44857

ZIPCityDistance
44826 Collins, OH 5.5 mi
44847 Monroeville, OH 7.1 mi
44846 Milan, OH 7.3 mi
44855 North Fairfield, OH 7.4 mi
44814 Berlin Heights, OH 9.2 mi
44889 Wakeman, OH 10.3 mi
44839 Huron, OH 11.4 mi
44890 Willard, OH 11.4 mi
44851 New London, OH 12.2 mi
44850 New Haven, OH 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44857?

44857 is in Norwalk, Ohio, in Huron County, part of the Norwalk, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2165, -82.5776.

What county is 44857 in?

44857 spans 2 counties: Huron County and Erie County. Most of it falls in Huron 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 44857?

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

What time zone is 44857 in?

44857 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44857?

About 23,288 people live in ZIP code 44857, in 10,002 households, at 285.5 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 44857?

$64,297 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44857?

The closest are 44826 (5.5 mi), 44847 (7.1 mi), 44846 (7.3 mi), 44855 (7.4 mi) and 44814 (9.2 mi).

Is 44857 a PO Box ZIP code?

44857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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