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45601

ZIP 45601 is Chillicothe, Ohio, mostly in Ross County; area codes 740 and 220; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ross +2 more
Metro area
Chillicothe, OH
Population
55,836
Coordinates
39.3121, -82.9571
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Where 45601 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45601
  • 🔢 Type 45601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,601 = 31 × 1471. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45506 (Springfield, OH, 62 mi away) and 45612 (Bainbridge, OH, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45601 becomes 10654, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56140 in Ihlen, MN, 761 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯832 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45601 and you would come out at 39.31°S, 97.04°E — 1,170 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 348.7 square miles of land, 45601 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 265 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,836This ZIP55,836
Households21,678This ZIP21,678
Housing units23,192This ZIP23,192
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$59,748This ZIP$59,748Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$173,100This ZIP$173,100Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density160.1 / sq miThis ZIP160.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,070This ZIP1,070
Employees23,036This ZIP23,036
Annual payroll$1,142,689,000This ZIP$1,142,689,000
Tax returns filed24,080This ZIP24,080
Total adjusted gross income$1,480,641,000This ZIP$1,480,641,000

Land area

Land area348.73 sq miThis ZIP348.73 sq mi
Water area3.28 sq miThis ZIP3.28 sq mi

Counties 45601 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ross County 93.9%
Pike County 3.4%
Jackson County 2.7%

Other place names in 45601

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

ZIP codes near 45601

ZIPCityDistance
45673 Richmond Dale, OH 10.8 mi
45617 Bourneville, OH 10.8 mi
45644 Kingston, OH 11.4 mi
45647 Londonderry, OH 12.0 mi
45690 Waverly, OH 12.1 mi
45628 Frankfort, OH 13.7 mi
45633 Hallsville, OH 15.4 mi
43101 Adelphi, OH 15.4 mi
45681 South Salem, OH 16.1 mi
43115 Clarksburg, OH 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45601?

45601 is in Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County, part of the Chillicothe, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3121, -82.9571.

What county is 45601 in?

45601 spans 3 counties: Ross County, Pike County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Ross 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 45601?

Chillicothe uses area codes 740 and 220, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 45601 in?

45601 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45601?

About 55,836 people live in ZIP code 45601, in 21,678 households, at 160.1 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 45601?

$59,748 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45601?

The closest are 45673 (10.8 mi), 45617 (10.8 mi), 45644 (11.4 mi), 45647 (12 mi) and 45690 (12.1 mi).

Is 45601 a PO Box ZIP code?

45601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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