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Where 45861 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 45861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 45,861 = 3 × 15287. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011001100100101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45860 (Maria Stein, OH, 48 mi away) and 45862 (Mendon, OH, 29 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 45861 becomes 16854 — and that is a real ZIP code: Millheim, PA, 363 miles away.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14568, 14586, 14856, 14865, 15468, 15486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85614 in Green Valley, AZ, 1,598 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯748 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45861 and you would come out at 41.09°S, 95.57°E — 1,287 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
- 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 45861 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 404This ZIP404 |
|---|---|
| Households | 142This ZIP142 |
| Housing units | 162This ZIP162 |
| Median age | 31.3This ZIP31.3Ohio39.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $93,269This ZIP$93,269Ohio$71,389US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $122,200This ZIP$122,200Ohio$214,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.2%This ZIP8.2% |
| Mean commute | 21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min |
| Population density | 299.5 / sq miThis ZIP299.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 12This ZIP12 |
| Annual payroll | $251,000This ZIP$251,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.35 sq miThis ZIP1.35 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 45861
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 45861
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
45873 | Oakwood, OH | 2.9 mi |
45849 | Grover Hill, OH | 5.1 mi |
45837 | Dupont, OH | 6.2 mi |
45879 | Paulding, OH | 7.7 mi |
45855 | Latty, OH | 8.2 mi |
45827 | Cloverdale, OH | 9.0 mi |
45831 | Continental, OH | 9.1 mi |
45851 | Haviland, OH | 9.9 mi |
45876 | Ottoville, OH | 11.4 mi |
45886 | Scott, OH | 11.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 45861?
45861 is in Melrose, Ohio, in Paulding County. Its published point location is 41.0859, -84.4257.
What county is 45861 in?
45861 lies in Paulding County.
What area code is 45861?
Melrose uses area codes 419 and 567, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 45861 in?
45861 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 45861?
About 404 people live in ZIP code 45861, in 142 households, at 299.5 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 45861?
$93,269 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.
What ZIP codes are near 45861?
The closest are 45873 (2.9 mi), 45849 (5.1 mi), 45837 (6.2 mi), 45879 (7.7 mi) and 45855 (8.2 mi).
Is 45861 a PO Box ZIP code?
45861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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