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45897

ZIP 45897 is Williamstown, Ohio, in Hancock County; area codes 567 and 419; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock
Metro area
Findlay, OH
Population
115
Coordinates
40.8415, -83.6561
☼ Live from 45897 — Williamstown, OH

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Where 45897 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45897
  • 🔢 Type 45897 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,897 = 3 × 15299. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001101001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45896 (Waynesfield, OH, 22 mi away) and 45898 (Willshire, OH, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45897 becomes 79854 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valentine, TX, 1,366 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45789, 45879, 47598, 47859, 47958, 48759, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97458 in Myrtle Point, OR, 2,059 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯788 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45897 and you would come out at 40.84°S, 96.34°E — 1,243 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 45897 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 581 football fields.
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People and housing

Population115This ZIP115
Households42This ZIP42
Housing units42This ZIP42
Median age26.3This ZIP26.3Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$56,528This ZIP$56,528Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$169,600This ZIP$169,600Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher52.5%This ZIP52.5%
Population density95.8 / sq miThis ZIP95.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 45897

ZIPCityDistance
45836 Dunkirk, OH 3.4 mi
45814 Arlington, OH 4.8 mi
45841 Jenera, OH 4.8 mi
45835 Dola, OH 6.4 mi
45843 Forest, OH 6.9 mi
45867 Mount Blanchard, OH 7.2 mi
45810 Ada, OH 9.1 mi
45881 Rawson, OH 9.7 mi
43359 Wharton, OH 10.8 mi
45817 Bluffton, OH 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45897?

45897 is in Williamstown, Ohio, in Hancock County, part of the Findlay, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8415, -83.6561.

What county is 45897 in?

45897 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 45897?

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

What time zone is 45897 in?

45897 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45897?

About 115 people live in ZIP code 45897, in 42 households, at 95.8 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 45897?

$56,528 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45897?

The closest are 45836 (3.4 mi), 45814 (4.8 mi), 45841 (4.8 mi), 45835 (6.4 mi) and 45843 (6.9 mi).

Is 45897 a PO Box ZIP code?

45897 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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