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45881

ZIP 45881 is Rawson, Ohio, in Hancock County; area codes 419 and 567; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock
Metro area
Findlay, OH
Population
1,683
Coordinates
40.9462, -83.7800
☼ Live from 45881 — Rawson, OH

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Where 45881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45881
  • 🔢 Type 45881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,881 = 11 × 43 × 97. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45880 (Payne, OH, 51 mi away) and 45882 (Rockford, OH, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45881 becomes 18854 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wysox, PA, 389 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14588, 14858, 14885, 15488, 15848, 18458, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84158 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,456 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯782 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45881 and you would come out at 40.95°S, 96.22°E — 1,252 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 30.4 square miles of land, 45881 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,683This ZIP1,683
Households649This ZIP649
Housing units654This ZIP654
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,775This ZIP$73,775Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$154,600This ZIP$154,600Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,341This ZIP$1,341Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%This ZIP10.4%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density55.3 / sq miThis ZIP55.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees108This ZIP108
Annual payroll$6,290,000This ZIP$6,290,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$49,696,000This ZIP$49,696,000

Land area

Land area30.41 sq miThis ZIP30.41 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 45881

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

ZIP codes near 45881

ZIPCityDistance
45868 Mount Cory, OH 4.1 mi
45816 Benton Ridge, OH 4.1 mi
45841 Jenera, OH 5.1 mi
45817 Bluffton, OH 7.2 mi
45877 Pandora, OH 8.1 mi
45840 Findlay, OH 8.8 mi
45839 Findlay, OH 9.6 mi
45897 Williamstown, OH 9.7 mi
45814 Arlington, OH 9.7 mi
45858 Mc Comb, OH 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45881?

45881 is in Rawson, Ohio, in Hancock County, part of the Findlay, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9462, -83.7800.

What county is 45881 in?

45881 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 45881?

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

What time zone is 45881 in?

45881 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45881?

About 1,683 people live in ZIP code 45881, in 649 households, at 55.3 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 45881?

$73,775 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45881?

The closest are 45868 (4.1 mi), 45816 (4.1 mi), 45841 (5.1 mi), 45817 (7.2 mi) and 45877 (8.1 mi).

Is 45881 a PO Box ZIP code?

45881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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