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45865

ZIP 45865 is Minster, Ohio, mostly in Auglaize County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Auglaize +2 more
Metro area
Wapakoneta, OH
Population
5,522
Coordinates
40.3943, -84.3729
☼ Live from 45865 — Minster, OH

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Where 45865 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45865
  • 🔢 Type 45865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,865 = 5 × 9173. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45864 (Miller City, OH, 50 mi away) and 45866 (Montezuma, OH, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45865 becomes 56854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45658, 45685, 45856, 46855, 48556, 48655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85645 in Amado, AZ, 1,604 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% 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 45865 and you would come out at 40.39°S, 95.63°E — 1,266 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 35.4 square miles of land, 45865 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,522This ZIP5,522
Households2,116This ZIP2,116
Housing units2,313This ZIP2,313
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$89,000This ZIP$89,000Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$286,300This ZIP$286,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min
Population density156.0 / sq miThis ZIP156.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments159This ZIP159
Employees4,100This ZIP4,100
Annual payroll$241,187,000This ZIP$241,187,000
Tax returns filed2,610This ZIP2,610
Total adjusted gross income$262,546,000This ZIP$262,546,000

Land area

Land area35.41 sq miThis ZIP35.41 sq mi
Water area1.27 sq miThis ZIP1.27 sq mi

Counties 45865 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Auglaize County 60.3%
Shelby County 37.5%
Mercer County 2.2%

Other place names in 45865

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ZIP codes near 45865

ZIPCityDistance
45845 Fort Loramie, OH 4.4 mi
45869 New Bremen, OH 4.4 mi
45336 Kettlersville, OH 6.9 mi
45826 Chickasaw, OH 7.0 mi
45388 Yorkshire, OH 7.3 mi
45351 Osgood, OH 7.5 mi
45860 Maria Stein, OH 7.6 mi
45871 New Knoxville, OH 7.8 mi
45302 Anna, OH 8.7 mi
45333 Houston, OH 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45865?

45865 is in Minster, Ohio, in Auglaize County, part of the Wapakoneta, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3943, -84.3729.

What county is 45865 in?

45865 spans 3 counties: Auglaize County, Shelby County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Auglaize 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 45865?

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

What time zone is 45865 in?

45865 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45865?

About 5,522 people live in ZIP code 45865, in 2,116 households, at 156.0 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 45865?

$89,000 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45865?

The closest are 45845 (4.4 mi), 45869 (4.4 mi), 45336 (6.9 mi), 45826 (7 mi) and 45388 (7.3 mi).

Is 45865 a PO Box ZIP code?

45865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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