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44859

ZIP 44859 is Nova, Ohio, mostly in Ashland County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ashland +1 more
Metro area
Ashland, OH
Population
1,989
Coordinates
41.0220, -82.3307
☼ Live from 44859 — Nova, OH

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Where 44859 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 44859
  • 🔢 Type 44859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBhh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 44,859 = 3 × 19 × 787. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010111100111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44857 (Norwalk, OH, 19 mi away) and 44860 (Oceola, OH, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 44859 becomes 95844, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45849, 45894, 49458, 49548, 49845, 49854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95448 in Healdsburg, CA, 2,139 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯857 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44859 and you would come out at 41.02°S, 97.67°E — 1,185 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 31.1 square miles of land, 44859 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,989This ZIP1,989
Households844This ZIP844
Housing units851This ZIP851
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$88,750This ZIP$88,750Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$209,100This ZIP$209,100Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density64.0 / sq miThis ZIP64.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$4,271,000This ZIP$4,271,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$57,173,000This ZIP$57,173,000

Land area

Land area31.07 sq miThis ZIP31.07 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 44859 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ashland County 96.5%
Lorain County 3.5%

ZIP codes near 44859

ZIPCityDistance
44874 Savannah, OH 4.2 mi
44880 Sullivan, OH 5.9 mi
44851 New London, OH 6.8 mi
44837 Greenwich, OH 7.4 mi
44848 Nankin, OH 7.5 mi
44866 Polk, OH 9.7 mi
44805 Ashland, OH 10.3 mi
44878 Shiloh, OH 11.1 mi
44235 Homerville, OH 11.2 mi
44090 Wellington, OH 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 44859?

44859 is in Nova, Ohio, in Ashland County, part of the Ashland, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0220, -82.3307.

What county is 44859 in?

44859 spans 2 counties: Ashland County and Lorain County. Most of it falls in Ashland 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 44859?

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

What time zone is 44859 in?

44859 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 44859?

About 1,989 people live in ZIP code 44859, in 844 households, at 64.0 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 44859?

$88,750 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 44859?

The closest are 44874 (4.2 mi), 44880 (5.9 mi), 44851 (6.8 mi), 44837 (7.4 mi) and 44848 (7.5 mi).

Is 44859 a PO Box ZIP code?

44859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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