| City: | Kent, Ohio |
| Names to Avoid: | Kent State University |
| County: | Portage County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:46:18 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 234 / 330 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.1528, -81.3495 |
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Kent State University, established in 1910 as Kent State Normal School, operates under dedicated ZIP code 44242 in Portage County, Ohio. The institution became a full university in 1935 and has grown into one of Ohio's leading public research universities, offering more than 300 graduate and undergraduate programs. Kent State gained scientific prominence through its Liquid Crystal Institute, where researchers invented the nematic liquid crystal twist cell in 1967, paving the way for LCD technology that now appears in screens worldwide. The university also holds a solemn place in American history as the site of the May 4, 1970 shootings, which led to the establishment of what is now the School of Peace and Conflict Studies.
This unique postal designation has served the university for over two decades. Only 2 ZIP+4 codes appear on file, suggesting a centralized mail operation rather than distributed campus delivery. Most Kent State mail likely routes through the broader Kent city ZIP codes. Census County Business Patterns data shows 7 establishments with 124 employees within this specific designation. Nearly 280,000 alumni have graduated from Kent State since its founding. Kent serves as the valid mailing city for correspondence to this institution.
| Establishments: | 7 |
| Employment: | 124 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 44242 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 8 business establishments, employing about 113 people with an annual payroll of $3,440,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,181Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 8Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $803,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,440,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 113Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 44242 is located in Portage County, Ohio, within the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 10420) and Ohio's 14th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 703,200 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 44242. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Akron, OHSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 10420Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 703,200Source: Census |
| MSA: | Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 14Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1953.14 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Akron, OH PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3939872Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Kent city; OhioSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 44242 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 0 public schools with a nearby mailing address, but we have located 5 public schools nearby. There are however 1 private school(s). 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 February 1, 2026.