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45844

ZIP 45844 is Fort Jennings, Ohio, mostly in Putnam County; area code 419; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Putnam +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,059
Coordinates
40.9138, -84.2874
☼ Live from 45844 — Fort Jennings, OH

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Where 45844 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45844
  • 🔢 Type 45844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,844 = 2 × 2 × 73 × 157. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45843 (Forest, OH, 40 mi away) and 45845 (Fort Loramie, OH, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45844 becomes 44854 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Washington, OH, 74 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44485, 44845, 44854, 45448, 48445, 48454, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58444 in Goodrich, ND, 905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯755 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45844 and you would come out at 40.91°S, 95.71°E — 1,275 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 58.2 square miles of land, 45844 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,059This ZIP3,059
Households1,160This ZIP1,160
Housing units1,225This ZIP1,225
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$88,792This ZIP$88,792Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$231,300This ZIP$231,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$744This ZIP$744Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density52.6 / sq miThis ZIP52.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees300This ZIP300
Annual payroll$14,576,000This ZIP$14,576,000
Tax returns filed1,640This ZIP1,640
Total adjusted gross income$147,475,000This ZIP$147,475,000

Land area

Land area58.15 sq miThis ZIP58.15 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 45844 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Putnam County 86.9%
Van Wert County 8.4%
Allen County 4.7%

Other place names in 45844

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

ZIP codes near 45844

ZIPCityDistance
45876 Ottoville, OH 3.0 mi
45827 Cloverdale, OH 5.9 mi
45833 Delphos, OH 6.6 mi
45853 Kalida, OH 7.0 mi
45809 Gomer, OH 7.2 mi
45893 Vaughnsville, OH 7.7 mi
45863 Middle Point, OH 8.6 mi
45837 Dupont, OH 9.3 mi
45807 Lima, OH 9.6 mi
45830 Columbus Grove, OH 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45844?

45844 is in Fort Jennings, Ohio, in Putnam County. Its published point location is 40.9138, -84.2874.

What county is 45844 in?

45844 spans 3 counties: Putnam County, Van Wert County and Allen County. Most of it falls in Putnam County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 45844?

Fort Jennings uses area code 419, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 45844 in?

45844 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45844?

About 3,059 people live in ZIP code 45844, in 1,160 households, at 52.6 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 45844?

$88,792 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45844?

The closest are 45876 (3 mi), 45827 (5.9 mi), 45833 (6.6 mi), 45853 (7 mi) and 45809 (7.2 mi).

Is 45844 a PO Box ZIP code?

45844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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