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45846

ZIP 45846 is Fort Recovery, Ohio, mostly in Mercer County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer +1 more
Metro area
Celina, OH
Population
4,644
Coordinates
40.4120, -84.7481
☼ Live from 45846 — Fort Recovery, OH

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Where 45846 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 45846
  • 🔢 Type 45846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,846 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 283. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45845 (Fort Loramie, OH, 20 mi away) and 45848 (Glandorf, OH, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45846 becomes 64854 — and that is a real ZIP code: Noel, MO, 588 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44685, 44856, 44865, 45648, 45684, 45864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86445 in Willow Beach, AZ, 1,646 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯731 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45846 and you would come out at 40.41°S, 95.25°E — 1,285 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 75.9 square miles of land, 45846 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,644This ZIP4,644
Households1,671This ZIP1,671
Housing units1,685This ZIP1,685
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$91,736This ZIP$91,736Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$249,400This ZIP$249,400Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$783This ZIP$783Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute15.7 minThis ZIP15.7 min
Population density61.2 / sq miThis ZIP61.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments122This ZIP122
Employees1,714This ZIP1,714
Annual payroll$121,194,000This ZIP$121,194,000
Tax returns filed2,120This ZIP2,120
Total adjusted gross income$209,410,000This ZIP$209,410,000

Land area

Land area75.88 sq miThis ZIP75.88 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 45846 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 85.9%
Darke County 14.1%

Other place names in 45846

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

ZIP codes near 45846

ZIPCityDistance
45828 Coldwater, OH 6.0 mi
47381 Salamonia, IN 6.4 mi
45883 Saint Henry, OH 6.8 mi
45310 Burkettsville, OH 6.9 mi
45348 New Weston, OH 7.4 mi
45362 Rossburg, OH 10.4 mi
45350 North Star, OH 11.0 mi
47371 Portland, IN 11.3 mi
45866 Montezuma, OH 11.7 mi
45860 Maria Stein, OH 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45846?

45846 is in Fort Recovery, Ohio, in Mercer County, part of the Celina, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4120, -84.7481.

What county is 45846 in?

45846 spans 2 counties: Mercer County and Darke County. Most of it falls in Mercer 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 45846?

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

What time zone is 45846 in?

45846 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45846?

About 4,644 people live in ZIP code 45846, in 1,671 households, at 61.2 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 45846?

$91,736 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45846?

The closest are 45828 (6 mi), 47381 (6.4 mi), 45883 (6.8 mi), 45310 (6.9 mi) and 45348 (7.4 mi).

Is 45846 a PO Box ZIP code?

45846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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