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45871

ZIP 45871 is New Knoxville, Ohio, mostly in Auglaize County; area code 419; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Auglaize +1 more
Metro area
Wapakoneta, OH
Population
2,167
Coordinates
40.4891, -84.2940
☼ Live from 45871 — New Knoxville, OH

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Where 45871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45871
  • 🔢 Type 45871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,871 = 7 × 6553. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45870 (New Hampshire, OH, 19 mi away) and 45872 (North Baltimore, OH, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45871 becomes 17854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14758, 14785, 14857, 15478, 15748, 15784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85147 in Sacaton, AZ, 1,594 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯755 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45871 and you would come out at 40.49°S, 95.71°E — 1,265 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 23.6 square miles of land, 45871 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,167This ZIP2,167
Households800This ZIP800
Housing units811This ZIP811
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$87,500This ZIP$87,500Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$211,700This ZIP$211,700Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$815This ZIP$815Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density91.8 / sq miThis ZIP91.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees621This ZIP621
Annual payroll$25,900,000This ZIP$25,900,000
Tax returns filed1,010This ZIP1,010
Total adjusted gross income$79,927,000This ZIP$79,927,000

Land area

Land area23.59 sq miThis ZIP23.59 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 45871 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Auglaize County 72.5%
Shelby County 27.5%

Other place names in 45871

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

ZIP codes near 45871

ZIPCityDistance
45336 Kettlersville, OH 3.7 mi
45869 New Bremen, OH 5.5 mi
45306 Botkins, OH 6.0 mi
45302 Anna, OH 7.3 mi
45885 Saint Marys, OH 7.5 mi
45865 Minster, OH 7.8 mi
45895 Wapakoneta, OH 9.3 mi
45819 Buckland, OH 9.5 mi
45826 Chickasaw, OH 11.1 mi
45884 Saint Johns, OH 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45871?

45871 is in New Knoxville, Ohio, in Auglaize County, part of the Wapakoneta, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4891, -84.2940.

What county is 45871 in?

45871 spans 2 counties: Auglaize County and Shelby 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 45871?

New Knoxville uses area code 419, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 45871 in?

45871 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45871?

About 2,167 people live in ZIP code 45871, in 800 households, at 91.8 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 45871?

$87,500 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45871?

The closest are 45336 (3.7 mi), 45869 (5.5 mi), 45306 (6 mi), 45302 (7.3 mi) and 45885 (7.5 mi).

Is 45871 a PO Box ZIP code?

45871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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