Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 45801 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 45801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 45,801 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 727. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011001011101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45789 (Wingett Run, OH, 169 mi away) and 45802 (Lima, OH, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 45801 becomes 10854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01845, 01854, 04851, 05148, 05481, 05841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85041 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,621 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
- 🎯768 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45801 and you would come out at 40.77°S, 95.97°E — 1,259 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 45.7 square miles of land, 45801 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 21,739This ZIP21,739 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8,466This ZIP8,466 |
| Housing units | 9,367This ZIP9,367 |
| Median age | 38.4This ZIP38.4Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,731This ZIP$51,731Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $123,900This ZIP$123,900Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $896This ZIP$896Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.9%This ZIP12.9% |
| Mean commute | 17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min |
| Population density | 475.6 / sq miThis ZIP475.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 501This ZIP501 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11,257This ZIP11,257 |
| Annual payroll | $645,816,000This ZIP$645,816,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 9,370This ZIP9,370 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $473,481,000This ZIP$473,481,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 45.71 sq miThis ZIP45.71 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi |
Other place names in 45801
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 45801
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
45854 | Lafayette, OH | 4.4 mi |
45804 | Lima, OH | 4.6 mi |
45820 | Cairo, OH | 4.8 mi |
45808 | Beaverdam, OH | 5.1 mi |
45802 | Lima, OH | 5.5 mi |
45805 | Lima, OH | 7.4 mi |
45807 | Lima, OH | 7.6 mi |
45850 | Harrod, OH | 7.7 mi |
45806 | Lima, OH | 8.4 mi |
45809 | Gomer, OH | 9.3 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 45801 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 45801?
45801 is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County, part of the Lima, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7729, -84.0341.
What county is 45801 in?
45801 lies in Allen County.
What area code is 45801?
Lima uses area codes 419 and 567, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 45801 in?
45801 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 45801?
About 21,739 people live in ZIP code 45801, in 8,466 households, at 475.6 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 45801?
$51,731 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 45801?
The closest are 45854 (4.4 mi), 45804 (4.6 mi), 45820 (4.8 mi), 45808 (5.1 mi) and 45802 (5.5 mi).
Is 45801 a PO Box ZIP code?
45801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “45801 ZIP Code — Lima, Ohio (Allen County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/45801
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/45801.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.