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45805

ZIP 45805 is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time. Lima has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 45801, 45802, 45804, 45806 and 45807.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allen
Metro area
Lima, OH
Population
24,387
Coordinates
40.7278, -84.1628
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Where 45805 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45805
  • 🔢 Type 45805 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,805 = 5 × 9161. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45804 (Lima, OH, 5 mi away) and 45806 (Lima, OH, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45805 becomes 50854 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Ayr, IA, 526 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04558, 04855, 05458, 05485, 05845, 08554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85045 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,617 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯762 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45805 and you would come out at 40.73°S, 95.84°E — 1,264 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 14.6 square miles of land, 45805 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,387This ZIP24,387
Households9,970This ZIP9,970
Housing units10,534This ZIP10,534
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$68,842This ZIP$68,842Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$160,600This ZIP$160,600Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$964This ZIP$964Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute16.0 minThis ZIP16.0 min
Population density1,673.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,673.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments557This ZIP557
Employees9,067This ZIP9,067
Annual payroll$317,879,000This ZIP$317,879,000
Tax returns filed10,920This ZIP10,920
Total adjusted gross income$769,949,000This ZIP$769,949,000

Land area

Land area14.57 sq miThis ZIP14.57 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 45805

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ZIP codes near 45805

ZIPCityDistance
45802 Lima, OH 3.9 mi
45806 Lima, OH 4.3 mi
45807 Lima, OH 5.4 mi
45804 Lima, OH 5.5 mi
45801 Lima, OH 7.4 mi
45809 Gomer, OH 8.1 mi
45820 Cairo, OH 8.2 mi
45819 Buckland, OH 8.8 mi
45888 Uniopolis, OH 9.6 mi
45893 Vaughnsville, OH 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45805?

45805 is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County, part of the Lima, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7278, -84.1628.

What county is 45805 in?

45805 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 45805?

Lima uses area codes 419 and 567, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 45805 in?

45805 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45805?

About 24,387 people live in ZIP code 45805, in 9,970 households, at 1,673.4 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 45805?

$68,842 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45805?

The closest are 45802 (3.9 mi), 45806 (4.3 mi), 45807 (5.4 mi), 45804 (5.5 mi) and 45801 (7.4 mi).

Is 45805 a PO Box ZIP code?

45805 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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