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45891

ZIP 45891 is Van Wert, 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
15,584
Coordinates
40.8740, -84.5771
☼ Live from 45891 — Van Wert, OH

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Where 45891 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45891
  • 🔢 Type 45891 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,891 = 3 × 3 × 5099. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001101000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45890 (Vanlue, OH, 57 mi away) and 45893 (Vaughnsville, OH, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45891 becomes 19854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14589, 14859, 14895, 15489, 15849, 15948, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95418 in Calpella, CA, 2,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯740 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45891 and you would come out at 40.87°S, 95.42°E — 1,288 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 134.3 square miles of land, 45891 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 102 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,584This ZIP15,584
Households6,357This ZIP6,357
Housing units6,819This ZIP6,819
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$64,272This ZIP$64,272Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$152,100This ZIP$152,100Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$772This ZIP$772Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density116.1 / sq miThis ZIP116.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments373This ZIP373
Employees8,952This ZIP8,952
Annual payroll$460,408,000This ZIP$460,408,000
Tax returns filed7,730This ZIP7,730
Total adjusted gross income$474,774,000This ZIP$474,774,000

Land area

Land area134.26 sq miThis ZIP134.26 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 45891

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ZIP codes near 45891

ZIPCityDistance
45863 Middle Point, OH 7.0 mi
45874 Ohio City, OH 8.1 mi
45832 Convoy, OH 8.8 mi
45886 Scott, OH 8.8 mi
45894 Venedocia, OH 9.7 mi
45838 Elgin, OH 10.6 mi
45851 Haviland, OH 11.0 mi
45899 Wren, OH 11.3 mi
45849 Grover Hill, OH 11.8 mi
45833 Delphos, OH 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45891?

45891 is in Van Wert, Ohio, in Van Wert County, part of the Van Wert, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8740, -84.5771.

What county is 45891 in?

45891 lies in Van Wert County.

What area code is 45891?

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

What time zone is 45891 in?

45891 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45891?

About 15,584 people live in ZIP code 45891, in 6,357 households, at 116.1 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 45891?

$64,272 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45891?

The closest are 45863 (7 mi), 45874 (8.1 mi), 45832 (8.8 mi), 45886 (8.8 mi) and 45894 (9.7 mi).

Is 45891 a PO Box ZIP code?

45891 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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