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45874

ZIP 45874 is Ohio City, Ohio, in Van Wert County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Van Wert
Metro area
Van Wert, OH
Population
1,820
Coordinates
40.7878, -84.6812
☼ Live from 45874 — Ohio City, OH

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Where 45874 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45874
  • 🔢 Type 45874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,874 = 2 × 22937. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45873 (Oakwood, OH, 27 mi away) and 45875 (Ottawa, OH, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45874 becomes 47854 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hillsdale, IN, 159 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44857, 44875, 45784, 47458, 47584, 47845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85744 in Tucson, AZ, 1,566 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯735 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45874 and you would come out at 40.79°S, 95.32°E — 1,291 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 58.1 square miles of land, 45874 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,820This ZIP1,820
Households651This ZIP651
Housing units800This ZIP800
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$68,521This ZIP$68,521Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$135,100This ZIP$135,100Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$697This ZIP$697Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density31.3 / sq miThis ZIP31.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees140This ZIP140
Annual payroll$5,970,000This ZIP$5,970,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$62,777,000This ZIP$62,777,000

Land area

Land area58.10 sq miThis ZIP58.10 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 45874

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

ZIP codes near 45874

ZIPCityDistance
45899 Wren, OH 4.9 mi
45898 Willshire, OH 5.2 mi
45882 Rockford, OH 7.2 mi
45891 Van Wert, OH 8.1 mi
46780 Pleasant Mills, IN 8.4 mi
45832 Convoy, OH 9.9 mi
45838 Elgin, OH 11.1 mi
45894 Venedocia, OH 11.2 mi
45862 Mendon, OH 11.9 mi
46772 Monroe, IN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45874?

45874 is in Ohio City, Ohio, in Van Wert County, part of the Van Wert, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7878, -84.6812.

What county is 45874 in?

45874 lies in Van Wert County.

What area code is 45874?

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

What time zone is 45874 in?

45874 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45874?

About 1,820 people live in ZIP code 45874, in 651 households, at 31.3 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 45874?

$68,521 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45874?

The closest are 45899 (4.9 mi), 45898 (5.2 mi), 45882 (7.2 mi), 45891 (8.1 mi) and 46780 (8.4 mi).

Is 45874 a PO Box ZIP code?

45874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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