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45238

ZIP 45238 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
48,351
Coordinates
39.1092, -84.6088
☼ Live from 45238 — Cincinnati, OH

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Where 45238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45238
  • 🔢 Type 45238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,238 = 2 × 22619. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45237 (Cincinnati, OH, 10 mi away) and 45239 (Cincinnati, OH, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45238 becomes 83254 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montpelier, ID, 1,406 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23458, 23845, 24538, 24853, 25438, 25843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83524 in Culdesac, ID, 1,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯746 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45238 and you would come out at 39.11°S, 95.39°E — 1,249 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 10.3 square miles of land, 45238 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,351This ZIP48,351
Households20,452This ZIP20,452
Housing units21,528This ZIP21,528
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$66,277This ZIP$66,277Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$183,900This ZIP$183,900Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$923This ZIP$923Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density4,696.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,696.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments539This ZIP539
Employees7,146This ZIP7,146
Annual payroll$259,022,000This ZIP$259,022,000
Tax returns filed22,880This ZIP22,880
Total adjusted gross income$1,331,542,000This ZIP$1,331,542,000

Land area

Land area10.30 sq miThis ZIP10.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 45238

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ZIP codes near 45238

ZIPCityDistance
45205 Cincinnati, OH 1.8 mi
45204 Cincinnati, OH 2.1 mi
45051 Mount Saint Joseph, OH 2.6 mi
45211 Cincinnati, OH 3.5 mi
45233 Cincinnati, OH 3.5 mi
41016 Covington, KY 3.5 mi
41025 Erlanger, KY 3.6 mi
45225 Cincinnati, OH 3.7 mi
45214 Cincinnati, OH 4.0 mi
45203 Cincinnati, OH 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45238?

45238 is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County, part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1092, -84.6088.

What county is 45238 in?

45238 lies in Hamilton County.

What area code is 45238?

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

What time zone is 45238 in?

45238 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45238?

About 48,351 people live in ZIP code 45238, in 20,452 households, at 4,696.6 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 45238?

$66,277 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45238?

The closest are 45205 (1.8 mi), 45204 (2.1 mi), 45051 (2.6 mi), 45211 (3.5 mi) and 45233 (3.5 mi).

Is 45238 a PO Box ZIP code?

45238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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