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Where 45854 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 45854 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆45854 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 45,854 = 2 × 101 × 227. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011001100011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45853 (Kalida, OH, 20 mi away) and 45855 (Latty, OH, 40 mi away).
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44855, 45458, 45845, 48455, 48554, 54458, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85544 in Pine, AZ, 1,563 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
- 🎯773 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45854 and you would come out at 40.76°S, 96.05°E — 1,255 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 0.384 square miles of land, 45854 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 186 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 293This ZIP293 |
|---|---|
| Households | 125This ZIP125 |
| Housing units | 138This ZIP138 |
| Median age | 32.7This ZIP32.7Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $53,125This ZIP$53,125Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $121,300This ZIP$121,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $647This ZIP$647Ohio$1,034US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.8%This ZIP7.8% |
| Mean commute | 19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min |
| Population density | 763.0 / sq miThis ZIP763.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 30This ZIP30 |
| Annual payroll | $770,000This ZIP$770,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 45854
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 45854
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
45850 | Harrod, OH | 4.2 mi |
45801 | Lima, OH | 4.4 mi |
45808 | Beaverdam, OH | 5.1 mi |
45804 | Lima, OH | 6.7 mi |
45810 | Ada, OH | 7.5 mi |
45820 | Cairo, OH | 8.5 mi |
45817 | Bluffton, OH | 8.9 mi |
45812 | Alger, OH | 9.0 mi |
45859 | Mc Guffey, OH | 9.9 mi |
45802 | Lima, OH | 9.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 45854?
45854 is in Lafayette, Ohio, in Allen County, part of the Lima, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7601, -83.9521.
What county is 45854 in?
45854 lies in Allen County.
What area code is 45854?
Lafayette uses area codes 419 and 567, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 45854 in?
45854 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 45854?
About 293 people live in ZIP code 45854, in 125 households, at 763.0 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 45854?
$53,125 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 45854?
The closest are 45850 (4.2 mi), 45801 (4.4 mi), 45808 (5.1 mi), 45804 (6.7 mi) and 45810 (7.5 mi).
Is 45854 a PO Box ZIP code?
45854 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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