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45701

ZIP 45701 is Athens, Ohio, in Athens County; area codes 220 and 740; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Athens
Metro area
Athens, OH
Population
33,329
Coordinates
39.3117, -82.0739
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Where 45701 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45701
  • 🔢 Type 45701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,701 = 23 × 1987. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45699 (Lucasville, OH, 57 mi away) and 45710 (Albany, OH, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45701 becomes 10754, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01475, 01745, 01754, 04571, 04751, 05471, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75104 in Cedar Hill, TX, 952 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯879 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45701 and you would come out at 39.31°S, 97.93°E — 1,125 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 148.6 square miles of land, 45701 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,329This ZIP33,329
Households11,518This ZIP11,518
Housing units13,149This ZIP13,149
Median age23.4This ZIP23.4Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,075This ZIP$53,075Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$227,400This ZIP$227,400Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$996This ZIP$996Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.8%This ZIP56.8%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density224.3 / sq miThis ZIP224.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments695This ZIP695
Employees10,059This ZIP10,059
Annual payroll$430,349,000This ZIP$430,349,000
Tax returns filed10,000This ZIP10,000
Total adjusted gross income$687,772,000This ZIP$687,772,000

Land area

Land area148.59 sq miThis ZIP148.59 sq mi
Water area1.96 sq miThis ZIP1.96 sq mi

Other place names in 45701

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

ZIP codes near 45701

ZIPCityDistance
45780 The Plains, OH 5.1 mi
45719 Chauncey, OH 6.8 mi
45761 Millfield, OH 7.9 mi
45776 Shade, OH 9.4 mi
45735 Guysville, OH 9.4 mi
45778 Stewart, OH 10.1 mi
45766 New Marshfield, OH 10.1 mi
45710 Albany, OH 10.9 mi
45711 Amesville, OH 11.1 mi
45740 Jacksonville, OH 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45701?

45701 is in Athens, Ohio, in Athens County, part of the Athens, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3117, -82.0739.

What county is 45701 in?

45701 lies in Athens County.

What area code is 45701?

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

What time zone is 45701 in?

45701 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45701?

About 33,329 people live in ZIP code 45701, in 11,518 households, at 224.3 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 45701?

$53,075 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45701?

The closest are 45780 (5.1 mi), 45719 (6.8 mi), 45761 (7.9 mi), 45776 (9.4 mi) and 45735 (9.4 mi).

Is 45701 a PO Box ZIP code?

45701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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