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45696

ZIP 45696 is Willow Wood, Ohio, in Lawrence County; area codes 740 and 220; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lawrence
Population
839
Coordinates
38.6012, -82.4521
☼ Live from 45696 — Willow Wood, OH

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Where 45696 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45696
  • 🔢 Type 45696 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGgSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,696 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 17. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45695 (Wilkesville, OH, 39 mi away) and 45697 (Winchester, OH, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45696 becomes 69654, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45669, 46965, 49656, 49665, 54669, 54966, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96546 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,814 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯866 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45696 and you would come out at 38.60°S, 97.55°E — 1,128 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 34.8 square miles of land, 45696 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population839This ZIP839
Households292This ZIP292
Housing units478This ZIP478
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median home value$166,000This ZIP$166,000Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density24.1 / sq miThis ZIP24.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$1,299,000This ZIP$1,299,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$33,912,000This ZIP$33,912,000

Land area

Land area34.76 sq miThis ZIP34.76 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

ZIP codes near 45696

ZIPCityDistance
45678 Scottown, OH 4.0 mi
45645 Kitts Hill, OH 4.7 mi
45675 Rock Camp, OH 6.2 mi
45669 Proctorville, OH 8.7 mi
45619 Chesapeake, OH 9.6 mi
45623 Crown City, OH 10.2 mi
45688 Waterloo, OH 10.2 mi
25537 Lesage, WV 10.3 mi
45680 South Point, OH 10.5 mi
45659 Pedro, OH 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45696?

45696 is in Willow Wood, Ohio, in Lawrence County, part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6012, -82.4521.

What county is 45696 in?

45696 lies in Lawrence County.

What area code is 45696?

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

What time zone is 45696 in?

45696 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45696?

About 839 people live in ZIP code 45696, in 292 households, at 24.1 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 45696?

The closest are 45678 (4 mi), 45645 (4.7 mi), 45675 (6.2 mi), 45669 (8.7 mi) and 45619 (9.6 mi).

Is 45696 a PO Box ZIP code?

45696 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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