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45882

ZIP 45882 is Rockford, Ohio, mostly in Mercer County; area codes 567 and 419; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer +1 more
Metro area
Celina, OH
Population
2,919
Coordinates
40.6834, -84.6773
☼ Live from 45882 — Rockford, OH

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Where 45882 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45882
  • 🔢 Type 45882 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,882 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 2549. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45881 (Rawson, OH, 50 mi away) and 45883 (Saint Henry, OH, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45882 becomes 28854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24588, 25848, 28458, 28584, 45828, 48825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85248 in Chandler, AZ, 1,580 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% 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 45882 and you would come out at 40.68°S, 95.32°E — 1,288 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 85.3 square miles of land, 45882 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,919This ZIP2,919
Households1,127This ZIP1,127
Housing units1,312This ZIP1,312
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$74,625This ZIP$74,625Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$161,700This ZIP$161,700Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density34.2 / sq miThis ZIP34.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees479This ZIP479
Annual payroll$20,235,000This ZIP$20,235,000
Tax returns filed1,440This ZIP1,440
Total adjusted gross income$93,954,000This ZIP$93,954,000

Land area

Land area85.28 sq miThis ZIP85.28 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 45882 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 94.0%
Van Wert County 6.0%

Other place names in 45882

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

ZIP codes near 45882

ZIPCityDistance
45898 Willshire, OH 5.2 mi
45874 Ohio City, OH 7.2 mi
45862 Mendon, OH 8.5 mi
45899 Wren, OH 9.6 mi
45822 Celina, OH 9.7 mi
46780 Pleasant Mills, IN 10.8 mi
45838 Elgin, OH 11.2 mi
45894 Venedocia, OH 12.0 mi
46772 Monroe, IN 12.6 mi
46711 Berne, IN 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45882?

45882 is in Rockford, Ohio, in Mercer County, part of the Celina, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6834, -84.6773.

What county is 45882 in?

45882 spans 2 counties: Mercer County and Van Wert County. Most of it falls in Mercer 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 45882?

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

What time zone is 45882 in?

45882 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45882?

About 2,919 people live in ZIP code 45882, in 1,127 households, at 34.2 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 45882?

$74,625 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45882?

The closest are 45898 (5.2 mi), 45874 (7.2 mi), 45862 (8.5 mi), 45899 (9.6 mi) and 45822 (9.7 mi).

Is 45882 a PO Box ZIP code?

45882 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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