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45898

ZIP 45898 is Willshire, Ohio, mostly in Van Wert County; area codes 567 and 419; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Van Wert +1 more
Metro area
Van Wert, OH
Population
917
Coordinates
40.7339, -84.7511
☼ Live from 45898 — Willshire, OH

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Where 45898 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 45898
  • 🔢 Type 45898 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGBSh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 45,898 = 2 × 53 × 433. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45897 (Williamstown, OH, 58 mi away) and 45899 (Wren, OH, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 45898 becomes 89854, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45889, 48859, 48895, 49588, 49858, 49885, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95488 in Westport, CA, 2,043 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯731 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 45898 and you would come out at 40.73°S, 95.25°E — 1,293 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 29.2 square miles of land, 45898 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population917This ZIP917
Households367This ZIP367
Housing units415This ZIP415
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Ohio39.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,783This ZIP$53,783Ohio$71,389US $80,734
Median home value$141,300This ZIP$141,300Ohio$214,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,067This ZIP$1,067Ohio$1,034US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density31.4 / sq miThis ZIP31.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees119This ZIP119
Annual payroll$3,474,000This ZIP$3,474,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$31,842,000This ZIP$31,842,000

Land area

Land area29.22 sq miThis ZIP29.22 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 45898 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Van Wert County 66.3%
Mercer County 33.7%

Other place names in 45898

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

ZIP codes near 45898

ZIPCityDistance
45899 Wren, OH 4.9 mi
45882 Rockford, OH 5.2 mi
45874 Ohio City, OH 5.2 mi
46780 Pleasant Mills, IN 5.7 mi
46772 Monroe, IN 8.4 mi
46711 Berne, IN 10.5 mi
46733 Decatur, IN 11.9 mi
45862 Mendon, OH 13.1 mi
45891 Van Wert, OH 13.3 mi
45832 Convoy, OH 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 45898?

45898 is in Willshire, Ohio, in Van Wert County, part of the Van Wert, OH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7339, -84.7511.

What county is 45898 in?

45898 spans 2 counties: Van Wert County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Van Wert 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 45898?

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

What time zone is 45898 in?

45898 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 45898?

About 917 people live in ZIP code 45898, in 367 households, at 31.4 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 45898?

$53,783 a year, against $71,389 across Ohio.

What ZIP codes are near 45898?

The closest are 45899 (4.9 mi), 45882 (5.2 mi), 45874 (5.2 mi), 46780 (5.7 mi) and 46772 (8.4 mi).

Is 45898 a PO Box ZIP code?

45898 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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