| City: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Names to Avoid: | Shared Zip Code |
| County: | Franklin County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:38:20 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 380 / 614 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 39.9615, -82.9986 |
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ZIP code 43279 operates as a shared postal designation in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Unlike typical unique ZIPs assigned to a single institution, this designation serves multiple businesses through a consolidated mail routing arrangement. The USPS creates shared ZIP codes when several organizations benefit from dedicated postal handling but none individually generates sufficient volume to warrant a standalone assignment. This designation predates 2004 digital tracking systems.
With just a single ZIP+4 code on file serving 7 businesses, this represents an unusually compact mail operation. No named buildings appear in postal records, suggesting all mail routes to a common processing point. The shared structure allows participating businesses to maintain a dedicated mailing address while pooling postal resources. Census demographic data is unavailable, consistent with this commercial-only function. Columbus is the valid mailing city.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 7 |
ZIP Code 43279 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 7Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 43279 is located in Franklin County, Ohio, within the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 18140) and Ohio's 15th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,836,536 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 43279. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Columbus, OHSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 18140Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,836,536Source: Census |
| MSA: | Columbus, OH MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 15Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4738.93 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3918000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Columbus city; OhioSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 43279 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.