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40003

ZIP 40003 is Bagdad, Kentucky, mostly in Shelby County; area code 502; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Shelby +1 more
Population
1,807
Coordinates
38.2767, -85.0438
☼ Live from 40003 — Bagdad, KY

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Where 40003 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40003
  • 🔢 Type 40003 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOOOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,003 = 109 × 367. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39901 (Atlanta, GA, 308 mi away) and 40004 (Bardstown, KY, 40 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40003 becomes 30004 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alpharetta, GA, 288 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03040, 04003, 04030, 30004, 30040). The farthest-flung twin is 04003 in Bailey Island, ME, 870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯733 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40003 and you would come out at 38.28°S, 94.96°E — 1,256 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 43.3 square miles of land, 40003 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,807This ZIP1,807
Households760This ZIP760
Housing units769This ZIP769
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,681This ZIP$97,681Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$344,900This ZIP$344,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density41.7 / sq miThis ZIP41.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees224This ZIP224
Annual payroll$8,249,000This ZIP$8,249,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$68,524,000This ZIP$68,524,000

Land area

Land area43.31 sq miThis ZIP43.31 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 40003 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 92.6%
Franklin County 7.4%

ZIP codes near 40003

ZIPCityDistance
40057 Pleasureville, KY 7.3 mi
40602 Frankfort, KY 9.6 mi
40603 Frankfort, KY 9.6 mi
40604 Frankfort, KY 9.6 mi
40618 Frankfort, KY 9.6 mi
40619 Frankfort, KY 9.6 mi
40620 Frankfort, KY 9.6 mi
40019 Eminence, KY 9.7 mi
40601 Frankfort, KY 9.9 mi
40065 Shelbyville, KY 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40003?

40003 is in Bagdad, Kentucky, in Shelby County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2767, -85.0438.

What county is 40003 in?

40003 spans 2 counties: Shelby County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Shelby 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 40003?

Bagdad uses area code 502, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40003 in?

40003 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40003?

About 1,807 people live in ZIP code 40003, in 760 households, at 41.7 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 40003?

$97,681 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40003?

The closest are 40057 (7.3 mi), 40602 (9.6 mi), 40603 (9.6 mi), 40604 (9.6 mi) and 40618 (9.6 mi).

Is 40003 a PO Box ZIP code?

40003 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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