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45716

ZIP 45716 is Buchtel, Ohio, in Athens County; area codes 740 and 220; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Athens
Metro area
Athens, OH
Population
436
Coordinates
39.4630, -82.1842
☼ Live from 45716 — Buchtel, OH

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Where 45716 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45716
  • 🔢 Type 45716 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gILSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,716 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 1039. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45715 (Beverly, OH, 31 mi away) and 45717 (Carbondale, OH, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45716 becomes 61754 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mc Lean, IL, 375 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14756, 15467, 15476, 15647, 15674, 15746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57641 in Mc Intosh, SD, 1,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯871 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45716 and you would come out at 39.46°S, 97.82°E — 1,135 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 0.564 square miles of land, 45716 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 273 football fields.
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People and housing

Population436This ZIP436
Households159This ZIP159
Housing units180This ZIP180
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$141,300This ZIP$141,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density773.0 / sq miThis ZIP773.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees17This ZIP17
Annual payroll$383,000This ZIP$383,000

Land area

Land area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 45716

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

ZIP codes near 45716

ZIPCityDistance
45764 Nelsonville, OH 2.9 mi
43111 Carbon Hill, OH 4.1 mi
43144 Murray City, OH 4.7 mi
45719 Chauncey, OH 5.3 mi
45740 Jacksonville, OH 5.6 mi
45782 Trimble, OH 5.7 mi
45761 Millfield, OH 6.3 mi
45780 The Plains, OH 7.0 mi
43127 Haydenville, OH 7.4 mi
45732 Glouster, OH 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45716?

45716 is in Buchtel, Ohio, in Athens County, part of the Athens, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4630, -82.1842.

What county is 45716 in?

45716 lies in Athens County.

What area code is 45716?

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

What time zone is 45716 in?

45716 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45716?

About 436 people live in ZIP code 45716, in 159 households, at 773.0 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 45716?

$63,750 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45716?

The closest are 45764 (2.9 mi), 43111 (4.1 mi), 43144 (4.7 mi), 45719 (5.3 mi) and 45740 (5.6 mi).

Is 45716 a PO Box ZIP code?

45716 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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