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45042

ZIP 45042 is in Middletown, Ohio, mostly in Butler County; area codes 513 and 283; Eastern time. Middletown has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 45044.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Butler +3 more
Population
27,652
Coordinates
39.5569, -84.4202
☼ Live from 45042 — Middletown, OH

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Where 45042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45042
  • 🔢 Type 45042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,042 = 2 × 3 × 7507. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010111111110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45041 (Miamitown, OH, 28 mi away) and 45044 (Middletown, OH, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45042 becomes 24054 — and that is a real ZIP code: Axton, VA, 324 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02445, 02454, 04254, 05442, 20544, 24054, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04254 in Livermore Falls, ME, 806 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯752 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45042 and you would come out at 39.56°S, 95.58°E — 1,249 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 49.2 square miles of land, 45042 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,652This ZIP27,652
Households11,578This ZIP11,578
Housing units12,216This ZIP12,216
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$69,520This ZIP$69,520Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$202,200This ZIP$202,200Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$922This ZIP$922Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density562.2 / sq miThis ZIP562.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments355This ZIP355
Employees3,695This ZIP3,695
Annual payroll$185,010,000This ZIP$185,010,000
Tax returns filed13,410This ZIP13,410
Total adjusted gross income$867,268,000This ZIP$867,268,000

Land area

Land area49.19 sq miThis ZIP49.19 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Counties 45042 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Butler County 91.9%
Preble County 6.6%
Montgomery County 0.9%
Warren County 0.7%

Other place names in 45042

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ZIP codes near 45042

ZIPCityDistance
45327 Germantown, OH 5.0 mi
45044 Middletown, OH 5.2 mi
45067 Trenton, OH 5.4 mi
45005 Franklin, OH 7.2 mi
45070 West Elkton, OH 7.7 mi
45050 Monroe, OH 8.3 mi
45055 Overpeck, OH 8.4 mi
45330 Gratis, OH 8.6 mi
45062 Seven Mile, OH 8.8 mi
45342 Miamisburg, OH 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45042?

45042 is in Middletown, Ohio, in Butler County, part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5569, -84.4202.

What county is 45042 in?

45042 spans 4 counties: Butler County, Preble County, Montgomery County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Butler 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 45042?

Middletown uses area codes 513 and 283, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 45042 in?

45042 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45042?

About 27,652 people live in ZIP code 45042, in 11,578 households, at 562.2 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 45042?

$69,520 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45042?

The closest are 45327 (5 mi), 45044 (5.2 mi), 45067 (5.4 mi), 45005 (7.2 mi) and 45070 (7.7 mi).

Is 45042 a PO Box ZIP code?

45042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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