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45743

ZIP 45743 is Long Bottom, Ohio, in Meigs County; area codes 740 and 220; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Meigs
Metro area
none
Population
1,470
Coordinates
39.0753, -81.8348
☼ Live from 45743 — Long Bottom, OH

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Where 45743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45743
  • 🔢 Type 45743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,743 = 149 × 307. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45742 (Little Hocking, OH, 16 mi away) and 45744 (Lowell, OH, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45743 becomes 34754, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34475, 34745, 35447, 35474, 35744, 37544, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73544 in Gould, OK, 1,034 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯894 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45743 and you would come out at 39.08°S, 98.17°E — 1,108 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 35.8 square miles of land, 45743 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,470This ZIP1,470
Households563This ZIP563
Housing units600This ZIP600
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,603This ZIP$73,603Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$213,100This ZIP$213,100Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%This ZIP9.0%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density41.1 / sq miThis ZIP41.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$742,000This ZIP$742,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$31,795,000This ZIP$31,795,000

Land area

Land area35.75 sq miThis ZIP35.75 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

ZIP codes near 45743

ZIPCityDistance
45720 Chester, OH 4.9 mi
45772 Reedsville, OH 5.1 mi
45770 Portland, OH 6.3 mi
45783 Tuppers Plains, OH 6.9 mi
45771 Racine, OH 7.1 mi
26164 Ravenswood, WV 8.6 mi
45779 Syracuse, OH 8.9 mi
45739 Hockingport, OH 9.3 mi
26133 Belleville, WV 9.6 mi
25247 Hartford, WV 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45743?

45743 is in Long Bottom, Ohio, in Meigs County. Its published point location is 39.0753, -81.8348.

What county is 45743 in?

45743 lies in Meigs County.

What area code is 45743?

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

What time zone is 45743 in?

45743 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45743?

About 1,470 people live in ZIP code 45743, in 563 households, at 41.1 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 45743?

$73,603 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45743?

The closest are 45720 (4.9 mi), 45772 (5.1 mi), 45770 (6.3 mi), 45783 (6.9 mi) and 45771 (7.1 mi).

Is 45743 a PO Box ZIP code?

45743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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