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45681

ZIP 45681 is South Salem, Ohio, in Ross County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ross
Metro area
Chillicothe, OH
Population
1,451
Coordinates
39.2997, -83.2578
☼ Live from 45681 — South Salem, OH

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Where 45681 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45681
  • 🔢 Type 45681 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBgSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,681 = 3 × 15227. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45680 (South Point, OH, 69 mi away) and 45682 (South Webster, OH, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45681 becomes 18654 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shawanese, PA, 406 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14568, 14586, 14856, 14865, 15468, 15486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85614 in Green Valley, AZ, 1,632 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯816 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45681 and you would come out at 39.30°S, 96.74°E — 1,184 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 36.2 square miles of land, 45681 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,451This ZIP1,451
Households558This ZIP558
Housing units570This ZIP570
Median age50.9This ZIP50.9Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$49,510This ZIP$49,510Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$143,200This ZIP$143,200Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$693This ZIP$693Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%This ZIP10.6%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density40.1 / sq miThis ZIP40.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$430,000This ZIP$430,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$34,134,000This ZIP$34,134,000

Land area

Land area36.17 sq miThis ZIP36.17 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 45681

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ZIP codes near 45681

ZIPCityDistance
45617 Bourneville, OH 5.6 mi
45612 Bainbridge, OH 6.5 mi
45628 Frankfort, OH 7.1 mi
45123 Greenfield, OH 7.8 mi
45624 Cynthiana, OH 10.0 mi
43115 Clarksburg, OH 13.9 mi
45135 Leesburg, OH 15.6 mi
45646 Latham, OH 15.9 mi
45601 Chillicothe, OH 16.1 mi
45690 Waverly, OH 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45681?

45681 is in South Salem, Ohio, in Ross County, part of the Chillicothe, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2997, -83.2578.

What county is 45681 in?

45681 lies in Ross County.

What time zone is 45681 in?

45681 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45681?

About 1,451 people live in ZIP code 45681, in 558 households, at 40.1 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 45681?

$49,510 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45681?

The closest are 45617 (5.6 mi), 45612 (6.5 mi), 45628 (7.1 mi), 45123 (7.8 mi) and 45624 (10 mi).

Is 45681 a PO Box ZIP code?

45681 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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