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45740

ZIP 45740 is Jacksonville, Ohio, in Athens County; area code 740; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Athens
Metro area
Athens, OH
Population
311
Coordinates
39.4770, -82.0801
☼ Live from 45740 — Jacksonville, OH

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Where 45740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45740
  • 🔢 Type 45740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2287. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001010101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45739 (Hockingport, OH, 27 mi away) and 45741 (Langsville, OH, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45740 becomes 04754, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04457, 04475, 04547, 04574, 04745, 05447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75044 in Garland, TX, 927 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯877 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45740 and you would come out at 39.48°S, 97.92°E — 1,130 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 0.292 square miles of land, 45740 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 141 football fields.
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People and housing

Population311This ZIP311
Households140This ZIP140
Housing units171This ZIP171
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$65,417This ZIP$65,417Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$83,800This ZIP$83,800Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density1,065.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,065.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$570,000This ZIP$570,000

Land area

Land area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 45740

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

ZIP codes near 45740

ZIPCityDistance
45782 Trimble, OH 0.6 mi
45732 Glouster, OH 2.9 mi
45761 Millfield, OH 3.5 mi
45716 Buchtel, OH 5.6 mi
45719 Chauncey, OH 5.9 mi
43144 Murray City, OH 7.1 mi
45780 The Plains, OH 7.9 mi
45764 Nelsonville, OH 8.4 mi
45711 Amesville, OH 8.6 mi
43111 Carbon Hill, OH 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45740?

45740 is in Jacksonville, Ohio, in Athens County, part of the Athens, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4770, -82.0801.

What county is 45740 in?

45740 lies in Athens County.

What area code is 45740?

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

What time zone is 45740 in?

45740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45740?

About 311 people live in ZIP code 45740, in 140 households, at 1,065.1 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 45740?

$65,417 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45740?

The closest are 45782 (0.6 mi), 45732 (2.9 mi), 45761 (3.5 mi), 45716 (5.6 mi) and 45719 (5.9 mi).

Is 45740 a PO Box ZIP code?

45740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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