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45251

ZIP 45251 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
20,254
Coordinates
39.2746, -84.5978
☼ Live from 45251 — Cincinnati, OH

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Where 45251 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45251
  • 🔢 Type 45251 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISZSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,251 = 37 × 1223. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45250 (Cincinnati, OH, 8 mi away) and 45252 (Cincinnati, OH, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45251 becomes 15254 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pittsburgh, PA, 255 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12455, 12545, 14525, 15254, 15425, 15542, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51245 in Primghar, IA, 629 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯745 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45251 and you would come out at 39.27°S, 95.40°E — 1,252 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 11.9 square miles of land, 45251 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,254This ZIP20,254
Households7,843This ZIP7,843
Housing units8,415This ZIP8,415
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$74,614This ZIP$74,614Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$185,300This ZIP$185,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,307This ZIP$1,307Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density1,704.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,704.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments397This ZIP397
Employees8,727This ZIP8,727
Annual payroll$328,739,000This ZIP$328,739,000
Tax returns filed11,030This ZIP11,030
Total adjusted gross income$635,503,000This ZIP$635,503,000

Land area

Land area11.88 sq miThis ZIP11.88 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 45251

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ZIP codes near 45251

ZIPCityDistance
45252 Cincinnati, OH 1.6 mi
45061 Ross, OH 3.8 mi
45231 Cincinnati, OH 3.9 mi
45240 Cincinnati, OH 3.9 mi
45218 Cincinnati, OH 4.2 mi
45014 Fairfield, OH 4.3 mi
45299 Cincinnati, OH 4.8 mi
45239 Cincinnati, OH 5.0 mi
45247 Cincinnati, OH 5.2 mi
45224 Cincinnati, OH 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45251?

45251 is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County, part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2746, -84.5978.

What county is 45251 in?

45251 lies in Hamilton County.

What area code is 45251?

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

What time zone is 45251 in?

45251 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45251?

About 20,254 people live in ZIP code 45251, in 7,843 households, at 1,704.6 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 45251?

$74,614 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45251?

The closest are 45252 (1.6 mi), 45061 (3.8 mi), 45231 (3.9 mi), 45240 (3.9 mi) and 45218 (4.2 mi).

Is 45251 a PO Box ZIP code?

45251 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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