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45688

ZIP 45688 is Waterloo, Ohio, mostly in Lawrence County; area code 740; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lawrence +1 more
Population
210
Coordinates
38.7311, -82.5432
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Where 45688 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45688
  • 🔢 Type 45688 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBgSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,688 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5711. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45687 (Wakefield, OH, 31 mi away) and 45690 (Waverly, OH, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45688 becomes 88654, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45868, 45886, 46858, 46885, 48658, 48856, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85648 in Rio Rico, AZ, 1,676 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯860 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45688 and you would come out at 38.73°S, 97.46°E — 1,135 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 34.0 square miles of land, 45688 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population210This ZIP210
Households77This ZIP77
Housing units137This ZIP137
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median home value$52,700This ZIP$52,700Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%This ZIP8.4%
Mean commute44.8 minThis ZIP44.8 min
Population density6.2 / sq miThis ZIP6.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$7,503,000This ZIP$7,503,000

Land area

Land area34.03 sq miThis ZIP34.03 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 45688 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lawrence County 97.6%
Gallia County 2.4%

ZIP codes near 45688

ZIPCityDistance
45658 Patriot, OH 7.4 mi
45659 Pedro, OH 7.5 mi
45682 South Webster, OH 9.7 mi
45696 Willow Wood, OH 10.2 mi
45656 Oak Hill, OH 10.4 mi
45645 Kitts Hill, OH 11.4 mi
45678 Scottown, OH 12.1 mi
45677 Scioto Furnace, OH 12.3 mi
45694 Wheelersburg, OH 12.8 mi
45674 Rio Grande, OH 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45688?

45688 is in Waterloo, Ohio, in Lawrence County, part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7311, -82.5432.

What county is 45688 in?

45688 spans 2 counties: Lawrence County and Gallia County. Most of it falls in Lawrence 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 45688?

Waterloo uses area code 740, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 45688 in?

45688 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45688?

About 210 people live in ZIP code 45688, in 77 households, at 6.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 45688?

The closest are 45658 (7.4 mi), 45659 (7.5 mi), 45682 (9.7 mi), 45696 (10.2 mi) and 45656 (10.4 mi).

Is 45688 a PO Box ZIP code?

45688 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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