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45205

ZIP 45205 is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County; area codes 513 and 283; Eastern time. Cincinnati has 71 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hamilton
Population
18,651
Coordinates
39.1105, -84.5751
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Where 45205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45205
  • 🔢 Type 45205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,205 = 5 × 9041. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000010010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45204 (Cincinnati, OH, 1 mi away) and 45206 (Cincinnati, OH, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45205 becomes 50254 — and that is a real ZIP code: Thayer, IA, 518 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02455, 02554, 04255, 05254, 05452, 20554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04255 in Greenwood, ME, 802 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯748 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45205 and you would come out at 39.11°S, 95.42°E — 1,247 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 45205 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,651This ZIP18,651
Households7,009This ZIP7,009
Housing units7,964This ZIP7,964
Median age30.7This ZIP30.7Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$43,682This ZIP$43,682Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$127,900This ZIP$127,900Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$895This ZIP$895Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density6,665.8 / sq miThis ZIP6,665.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments120This ZIP120
Employees1,399This ZIP1,399
Annual payroll$54,750,000This ZIP$54,750,000
Tax returns filed7,180This ZIP7,180
Total adjusted gross income$266,075,000This ZIP$266,075,000

Land area

Land area2.80 sq miThis ZIP2.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 45205

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ZIP codes near 45205

ZIPCityDistance
45204 Cincinnati, OH 1.5 mi
45238 Cincinnati, OH 1.8 mi
41016 Covington, KY 2.1 mi
45214 Cincinnati, OH 2.2 mi
45203 Cincinnati, OH 2.3 mi
45225 Cincinnati, OH 2.5 mi
45219 Cincinnati, OH 3.6 mi
45211 Cincinnati, OH 3.6 mi
41011 Covington, KY 3.8 mi
45202 Cincinnati, OH 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45205?

45205 is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County, part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1105, -84.5751.

What county is 45205 in?

45205 lies in Hamilton County.

What area code is 45205?

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

What time zone is 45205 in?

45205 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45205?

About 18,651 people live in ZIP code 45205, in 7,009 households, at 6,665.8 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 45205?

$43,682 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45205?

The closest are 45204 (1.5 mi), 45238 (1.8 mi), 41016 (2.1 mi), 45214 (2.2 mi) and 45203 (2.3 mi).

Is 45205 a PO Box ZIP code?

45205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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