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45845

ZIP 45845 is Fort Loramie, Ohio, mostly in Shelby County; area codes 937 and 326; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Shelby +2 more
Metro area
Sidney, OH
Population
3,429
Coordinates
40.3313, -84.3825
☼ Live from 45845 — Fort Loramie, OH

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Where 45845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45845
  • 🔢 Type 45845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,845 = 5 × 53 × 173. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45844 (Fort Jennings, OH, 41 mi away) and 45846 (Fort Recovery, OH, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45845 becomes 54854 — and that is a real ZIP code: Maple, WI, 569 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44855, 45458, 45854, 48455, 48554, 54458, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85544 in Pine, AZ, 1,537 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯751 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45845 and you would come out at 40.33°S, 95.62°E — 1,265 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 32.6 square miles of land, 45845 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,429This ZIP3,429
Households1,153This ZIP1,153
Housing units1,177This ZIP1,177
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$95,078This ZIP$95,078Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$306,300This ZIP$306,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$836This ZIP$836Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Mean commute18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min
Population density105.1 / sq miThis ZIP105.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments83This ZIP83
Employees990This ZIP990
Annual payroll$59,308,000This ZIP$59,308,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$162,933,000This ZIP$162,933,000

Land area

Land area32.63 sq miThis ZIP32.63 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 45845 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 96.6%
Auglaize County 3.4%
Mercer County 0.0%

Other place names in 45845

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ZIP codes near 45845

ZIPCityDistance
45865 Minster, OH 4.4 mi
45388 Yorkshire, OH 5.1 mi
45351 Osgood, OH 6.0 mi
45333 Houston, OH 6.3 mi
45363 Russia, OH 6.4 mi
45860 Maria Stein, OH 8.6 mi
45869 New Bremen, OH 8.7 mi
45380 Versailles, OH 9.1 mi
45826 Chickasaw, OH 9.3 mi
45350 North Star, OH 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45845?

45845 is in Fort Loramie, Ohio, in Shelby County, part of the Sidney, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3313, -84.3825.

What county is 45845 in?

45845 spans 3 counties: Shelby County, Auglaize County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Shelby 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 45845?

Fort Loramie uses area codes 937 and 326, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 45845 in?

45845 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45845?

About 3,429 people live in ZIP code 45845, in 1,153 households, at 105.1 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 45845?

$95,078 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45845?

The closest are 45865 (4.4 mi), 45388 (5.1 mi), 45351 (6 mi), 45333 (6.3 mi) and 45363 (6.4 mi).

Is 45845 a PO Box ZIP code?

45845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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