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45872

ZIP 45872 is North Baltimore, Ohio, mostly in Wood County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wood +1 more
Metro area
Toledo, OH
Population
4,548
Coordinates
41.1892, -83.6824
☼ Live from 45872 — North Baltimore, OH

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Where 45872 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 45872
  • 🔢 Type 45872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 47 × 61. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45871 (New Knoxville, OH, 58 mi away) and 45873 (Oakwood, OH, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45872 becomes 27854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 27845, 28457, 28547, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85274 in Mesa, AZ, 1,629 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯787 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45872 and you would come out at 41.19°S, 96.32°E — 1,254 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 30.7 square miles of land, 45872 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,548This ZIP4,548
Households1,884This ZIP1,884
Housing units2,082This ZIP2,082
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,298This ZIP$62,298Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$127,700This ZIP$127,700Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$780This ZIP$780Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density148.2 / sq miThis ZIP148.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees2,417This ZIP2,417
Annual payroll$151,853,000This ZIP$151,853,000
Tax returns filed1,940This ZIP1,940
Total adjusted gross income$105,533,000This ZIP$105,533,000

Land area

Land area30.70 sq miThis ZIP30.70 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 45872 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wood County 88.6%
Hancock County 11.4%

Other place names in 45872

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

ZIP codes near 45872

ZIPCityDistance
45889 Van Buren, OH 3.4 mi
43413 Cygnet, OH 4.2 mi
43529 Hoytville, OH 5.3 mi
43437 Jerry City, OH 6.1 mi
43462 Rudolph, OH 6.9 mi
44817 Bloomdale, OH 7.2 mi
45858 Mc Comb, OH 8.4 mi
43511 Custar, OH 9.0 mi
43451 Portage, OH 9.5 mi
44804 Arcadia, OH 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45872?

45872 is in North Baltimore, Ohio, in Wood County, part of the Toledo, OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1892, -83.6824.

What county is 45872 in?

45872 spans 2 counties: Wood County and Hancock County. Most of it falls in Wood 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 45872?

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

What time zone is 45872 in?

45872 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45872?

About 4,548 people live in ZIP code 45872, in 1,884 households, at 148.2 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 45872?

$62,298 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45872?

The closest are 45889 (3.4 mi), 43413 (4.2 mi), 43529 (5.3 mi), 43437 (6.1 mi) and 43462 (6.9 mi).

Is 45872 a PO Box ZIP code?

45872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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