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Where 45809 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 45809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 45,809 = 19 × 2411. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011001011110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45808 (Beaverdam, OH, 11 mi away) and 45810 (Ada, OH, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 45809 becomes 90854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04859, 04958, 04985, 05489, 05849, 09845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09845 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,334 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
- 🎯760 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45809 and you would come out at 40.84°S, 95.81°E — 1,269 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 0.318 square miles of land, 45809 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 154 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 45This ZIP45 |
|---|---|
| Households | 20This ZIP20 |
| Housing units | 37This ZIP37 |
| Median age | 24.9This ZIP24.9Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $154,200This ZIP$154,200Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.6%This ZIP13.6% |
| Population density | 141.5 / sq miThis ZIP141.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 19This ZIP19 |
| Annual payroll | $735,000This ZIP$735,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 45809
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 45809
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
45807 | Lima, OH | 2.7 mi |
45893 | Vaughnsville, OH | 3.4 mi |
45802 | Lima, OH | 4.9 mi |
45820 | Cairo, OH | 5.3 mi |
45830 | Columbus Grove, OH | 6.5 mi |
45844 | Fort Jennings, OH | 7.2 mi |
45805 | Lima, OH | 8.1 mi |
45833 | Delphos, OH | 8.8 mi |
45801 | Lima, OH | 9.3 mi |
45853 | Kalida, OH | 9.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 45809?
45809 is in Gomer, Ohio, in Allen County, part of the Lima, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8430, -84.1851.
What county is 45809 in?
45809 lies in Allen County.
What area code is 45809?
Gomer uses area codes 419 and 567, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 45809 in?
45809 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 45809?
About 45 people live in ZIP code 45809, in 20 households, at 141.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 45809?
The closest are 45807 (2.7 mi), 45893 (3.4 mi), 45802 (4.9 mi), 45820 (5.3 mi) and 45830 (6.5 mi).
Is 45809 a PO Box ZIP code?
45809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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