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45306

ZIP 45306 is Botkins, Ohio, mostly in Shelby County; area code 937; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Shelby +1 more
Metro area
Sidney, OH
Population
2,124
Coordinates
40.4592, -84.1871
☼ Live from 45306 — Botkins, OH

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Where 45306 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45306
  • 🔢 Type 45306 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOESh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,306 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 839. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45305 (Bellbrook, OH, 57 mi away) and 45307 (Bowersville, OH, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45306 becomes 60354, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04563, 04635, 04653, 05346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04653 in Bass Harbor, ME, 849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯761 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45306 and you would come out at 40.46°S, 95.81°E — 1,259 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 31.1 square miles of land, 45306 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,124This ZIP2,124
Households785This ZIP785
Housing units850This ZIP850
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$86,354This ZIP$86,354Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$255,600This ZIP$255,600Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$927This ZIP$927Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density68.2 / sq miThis ZIP68.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees763This ZIP763
Annual payroll$39,217,000This ZIP$39,217,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$96,578,000This ZIP$96,578,000

Land area

Land area31.14 sq miThis ZIP31.14 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 45306 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 98.3%
Auglaize County 1.7%

Other place names in 45306

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 45306

ZIPCityDistance
45336 Kettlersville, OH 3.9 mi
45302 Anna, OH 3.9 mi
45871 New Knoxville, OH 6.0 mi
45334 Jackson Center, OH 7.4 mi
45895 Wapakoneta, OH 7.5 mi
45884 Saint Johns, OH 8.1 mi
45340 Maplewood, OH 9.5 mi
45360 Port Jefferson, OH 10.2 mi
45869 New Bremen, OH 10.7 mi
45865 Minster, OH 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45306?

45306 is in Botkins, Ohio, in Shelby County, part of the Sidney, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4592, -84.1871.

What county is 45306 in?

45306 spans 2 counties: Shelby County and Auglaize County. Most of it falls in Shelby County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 45306?

Botkins uses area code 937, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 45306 in?

45306 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45306?

About 2,124 people live in ZIP code 45306, in 785 households, at 68.2 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 45306?

$86,354 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45306?

The closest are 45336 (3.9 mi), 45302 (3.9 mi), 45871 (6 mi), 45334 (7.4 mi) and 45895 (7.5 mi).

Is 45306 a PO Box ZIP code?

45306 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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