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45820

ZIP 45820 is Cairo, Ohio, in Allen County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allen
Metro area
Lima, OH
Population
581
Coordinates
40.8308, -84.0845
☼ Live from 45820 — Cairo, OH

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Where 45820 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45820
  • 🔢 Type 45820 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,820 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 29 × 79. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45819 (Buckland, OH, 17 mi away) and 45821 (Cecil, OH, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45820 becomes 02854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,617 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯766 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45820 and you would come out at 40.83°S, 95.92°E — 1,263 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 0.277 square miles of land, 45820 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 134 football fields.
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People and housing

Population581This ZIP581
Households214This ZIP214
Housing units239This ZIP239
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$83,125This ZIP$83,125Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$114,500This ZIP$114,500Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,023This ZIP$1,023Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density2,097.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,097.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$3,941,000This ZIP$3,941,000

Land area

Land area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 45820

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

ZIP codes near 45820

ZIPCityDistance
45802 Lima, OH 4.4 mi
45893 Vaughnsville, OH 4.7 mi
45801 Lima, OH 4.8 mi
45807 Lima, OH 4.9 mi
45809 Gomer, OH 5.3 mi
45830 Columbus Grove, OH 5.4 mi
45808 Beaverdam, OH 5.8 mi
45805 Lima, OH 8.2 mi
45804 Lima, OH 8.5 mi
45854 Lafayette, OH 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45820?

45820 is in Cairo, Ohio, in Allen County, part of the Lima, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8308, -84.0845.

What county is 45820 in?

45820 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 45820?

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

What time zone is 45820 in?

45820 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45820?

About 581 people live in ZIP code 45820, in 214 households, at 2,097.5 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 45820?

$83,125 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45820?

The closest are 45802 (4.4 mi), 45893 (4.7 mi), 45801 (4.8 mi), 45807 (4.9 mi) and 45809 (5.3 mi).

Is 45820 a PO Box ZIP code?

45820 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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