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45381

ZIP 45381 is West Alexandria, Ohio, mostly in Preble County; area code 937; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Preble +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,626
Coordinates
39.7306, -84.5243
☼ Live from 45381 — West Alexandria, OH

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Where 45381 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45381
  • 🔢 Type 45381 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBESh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,381 = 3 × 7 × 2161. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011000101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45380 (Versailles, OH, 35 mi away) and 45382 (West Manchester, OH, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45381 becomes 18354 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sciota, PA, 491 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13485, 13845, 14538, 14853, 15348, 15438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83541 in Lenore, ID, 1,666 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% 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 45381 and you would come out at 39.73°S, 95.48°E — 1,258 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 53.9 square miles of land, 45381 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,626This ZIP5,626
Households2,301This ZIP2,301
Housing units2,441This ZIP2,441
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,263This ZIP$62,263Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$204,900This ZIP$204,900Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$756This ZIP$756Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density104.3 / sq miThis ZIP104.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments80This ZIP80
Employees511This ZIP511
Annual payroll$21,535,000This ZIP$21,535,000
Tax returns filed2,510This ZIP2,510
Total adjusted gross income$157,337,000This ZIP$157,337,000

Land area

Land area53.95 sq miThis ZIP53.95 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Counties 45381 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Preble County 90.7%
Montgomery County 9.3%

Other place names in 45381

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

ZIP codes near 45381

ZIPCityDistance
45325 Farmersville, OH 5.7 mi
45330 Gratis, OH 5.7 mi
45345 New Lebanon, OH 6.7 mi
45338 Lewisburg, OH 8.4 mi
45320 Eaton, OH 8.5 mi
45327 Germantown, OH 9.5 mi
45309 Brookville, OH 9.6 mi
45070 West Elkton, OH 9.9 mi
45311 Camden, OH 10.0 mi
45064 Somerville, OH 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45381?

45381 is in West Alexandria, Ohio, in Preble County. Its published point location is 39.7306, -84.5243.

What county is 45381 in?

45381 spans 2 counties: Preble County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Preble 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 45381?

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

What time zone is 45381 in?

45381 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45381?

About 5,626 people live in ZIP code 45381, in 2,301 households, at 104.3 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 45381?

$62,263 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45381?

The closest are 45325 (5.7 mi), 45330 (5.7 mi), 45345 (6.7 mi), 45338 (8.4 mi) and 45320 (8.5 mi).

Is 45381 a PO Box ZIP code?

45381 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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