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45217

ZIP 45217 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
6,454
Coordinates
39.1661, -84.4978
☼ Live from 45217 — Cincinnati, OH

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Where 45217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45217
  • 🔢 Type 45217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,217 = 103 × 439. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000010100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45216 (Cincinnati, OH, 3 mi away) and 45218 (Cincinnati, OH, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45217 becomes 71254 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lake Providence, LA, 578 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12475, 12547, 12574, 12745, 12754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57421 in Amherst, SD, 820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯751 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45217 and you would come out at 39.17°S, 95.50°E — 1,245 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 45217 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,454This ZIP6,454
Households2,676This ZIP2,676
Housing units3,061This ZIP3,061
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,200This ZIP$62,200Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$171,300This ZIP$171,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,047This ZIP$1,047Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density2,997.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,997.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments131This ZIP131
Employees2,794This ZIP2,794
Annual payroll$153,208,000This ZIP$153,208,000
Tax returns filed3,120This ZIP3,120
Total adjusted gross income$165,940,000This ZIP$165,940,000

Land area

Land area2.15 sq miThis ZIP2.15 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 45217

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ZIP codes near 45217

ZIPCityDistance
45229 Cincinnati, OH 1.1 mi
45220 Cincinnati, OH 1.8 mi
45232 Cincinnati, OH 1.8 mi
45267 Cincinnati, OH 2.0 mi
45201 Cincinnati, OH 2.2 mi
45221 Cincinnati, OH 2.2 mi
45222 Cincinnati, OH 2.2 mi
45234 Cincinnati, OH 2.2 mi
45235 Cincinnati, OH 2.2 mi
45250 Cincinnati, OH 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45217?

45217 is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County, part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1661, -84.4978.

What county is 45217 in?

45217 lies in Hamilton County.

What area code is 45217?

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

What time zone is 45217 in?

45217 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45217?

About 6,454 people live in ZIP code 45217, in 2,676 households, at 2,997.7 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 45217?

$62,200 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45217?

The closest are 45229 (1.1 mi), 45220 (1.8 mi), 45232 (1.8 mi), 45267 (2 mi) and 45201 (2.2 mi).

Is 45217 a PO Box ZIP code?

45217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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