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Where 44870 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.
- 🔢 Type 44870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBhh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 44,870 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 641. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010111101000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 44867 (Republic, OH, 23 mi away) and 44871 (Sandusky, OH, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 44870 becomes 07844 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hope, NJ, 404 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 04847, 07844, 40847, 40874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84740 in Junction, UT, 1,575 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯838 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 44870 and you would come out at 41.42°S, 97.29°E — 1,215 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
- 📏 At 60.7 square miles of land, 44870 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 39,883This ZIP39,883 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17,171This ZIP17,171 |
| Housing units | 20,068This ZIP20,068 |
| Median age | 40.0This ZIP40.0Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $62,082This ZIP$62,082Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $163,200This ZIP$163,200Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $922This ZIP$922Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.9%This ZIP24.9% |
| Mean commute | 17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min |
| Population density | 656.6 / sq miThis ZIP656.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,124This ZIP1,124 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 23,867This ZIP23,867 |
| Annual payroll | $1,187,369,000This ZIP$1,187,369,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 19,670This ZIP19,670 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,130,844,000This ZIP$1,130,844,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 60.75 sq miThis ZIP60.75 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 23.00 sq miThis ZIP23.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 44870
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 44870
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
44871 | Sandusky, OH | 2.0 mi |
44824 | Castalia, OH | 5.4 mi |
43440 | Lakeside Marblehead, OH | 7.3 mi |
44846 | Milan, OH | 8.9 mi |
44839 | Huron, OH | 8.9 mi |
43433 | Gypsum, OH | 10.5 mi |
43464 | Vickery, OH | 10.8 mi |
43438 | Kelleys Island, OH | 12.7 mi |
44847 | Monroeville, OH | 13.1 mi |
43452 | Port Clinton, OH | 13.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 44870?
44870 is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County, part of the Sandusky, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4195, -82.7132.
What county is 44870 in?
44870 lies in Erie County.
What area code is 44870?
Sandusky uses area codes 419 and 567, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 44870 in?
44870 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 44870?
About 39,883 people live in ZIP code 44870, in 17,171 households, at 656.6 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 44870?
$62,082 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 44870?
The closest are 44871 (2 mi), 44824 (5.4 mi), 43440 (7.3 mi), 44846 (8.9 mi) and 44839 (8.9 mi).
Is 44870 a PO Box ZIP code?
44870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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