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45242

ZIP 45242 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
22,623
Coordinates
39.2428, -84.3530
☼ Live from 45242 — Cincinnati, OH

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Where 45242 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45242
  • 🔢 Type 45242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,242 = 2 × 22621. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45241 (Cincinnati, OH, 3 mi away) and 45243 (Cincinnati, OH, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45242 becomes 24254, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22454, 22544, 24245, 25244, 25442, 42254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 54422 in Curtiss, WI, 504 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯758 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45242 and you would come out at 39.24°S, 95.65°E — 1,239 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 13.6 square miles of land, 45242 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,623This ZIP22,623
Households9,064This ZIP9,064
Housing units9,561This ZIP9,561
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$124,567This ZIP$124,567Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$447,100This ZIP$447,100Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,782This ZIP$1,782Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.7%This ZIP69.7%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density1,669.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,669.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,740This ZIP1,740
Employees49,581This ZIP49,581
Annual payroll$3,749,487,000This ZIP$3,749,487,000
Tax returns filed11,980This ZIP11,980
Total adjusted gross income$2,387,822,000This ZIP$2,387,822,000

Land area

Land area13.55 sq miThis ZIP13.55 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 45242

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ZIP codes near 45242

ZIPCityDistance
45249 Cincinnati, OH 2.6 mi
45236 Cincinnati, OH 3.3 mi
45241 Cincinnati, OH 3.4 mi
45147 Miamiville, OH 3.5 mi
45243 Cincinnati, OH 3.9 mi
45111 Camp Dennison, OH 4.6 mi
45213 Cincinnati, OH 5.6 mi
45140 Loveland, OH 5.7 mi
45215 Cincinnati, OH 5.9 mi
45237 Cincinnati, OH 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45242?

45242 is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County, part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2428, -84.3530.

What county is 45242 in?

45242 lies in Hamilton County.

What area code is 45242?

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

What time zone is 45242 in?

45242 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45242?

About 22,623 people live in ZIP code 45242, in 9,064 households, at 1,669.6 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 45242?

$124,567 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45242?

The closest are 45249 (2.6 mi), 45236 (3.3 mi), 45241 (3.4 mi), 45147 (3.5 mi) and 45243 (3.9 mi).

Is 45242 a PO Box ZIP code?

45242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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