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40008

ZIP 40008 is Bloomfield, Kentucky, mostly in Nelson County; area code 502; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nelson +1 more
Population
4,020
Coordinates
37.9089, -85.2750
☼ Live from 40008 — Bloomfield, KY

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Where 40008 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 40008
  • 🔢 Type 40008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1667. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110001001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40007 (Bethlehem, KY, 41 mi away) and 40009 (Bradfordsville, KY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40008 becomes 80004 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arvada, CO, 1,074 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00804, 00840, 04008, 08004, 80004, 80040). The farthest-flung twin is 00840 in Frederiksted, VI, 1,863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯727 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40008 and you would come out at 37.91°S, 94.72°E — 1,263 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 90.0 square miles of land, 40008 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,020This ZIP4,020
Households1,676This ZIP1,676
Housing units1,802This ZIP1,802
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,486This ZIP$66,486Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$224,000This ZIP$224,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$810This ZIP$810Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density44.6 / sq miThis ZIP44.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees313This ZIP313
Annual payroll$10,560,000This ZIP$10,560,000
Tax returns filed1,970This ZIP1,970
Total adjusted gross income$129,881,000This ZIP$129,881,000

Land area

Land area90.04 sq miThis ZIP90.04 sq mi
Water area2.79 sq miThis ZIP2.79 sq mi

Counties 40008 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nelson County 83.4%
Spencer County 16.6%

Other place names in 40008

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

ZIP codes near 40008

ZIPCityDistance
40012 Chaplin, KY 5.9 mi
40020 Fairfield, KY 6.4 mi
40078 Willisburg, KY 8.9 mi
40046 Mount Eden, KY 9.8 mi
40071 Taylorsville, KY 10.8 mi
40048 Nazareth, KY 11.4 mi
40013 Coxs Creek, KY 11.5 mi
40004 Bardstown, KY 12.9 mi
40069 Springfield, KY 13.3 mi
40061 Saint Catharine, KY 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40008?

40008 is in Bloomfield, Kentucky, in Nelson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9089, -85.2750.

What county is 40008 in?

40008 spans 2 counties: Nelson County and Spencer County. Most of it falls in Nelson 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 40008?

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

What time zone is 40008 in?

40008 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40008?

About 4,020 people live in ZIP code 40008, in 1,676 households, at 44.6 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 40008?

$66,486 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40008?

The closest are 40012 (5.9 mi), 40020 (6.4 mi), 40078 (8.9 mi), 40046 (9.8 mi) and 40071 (10.8 mi).

Is 40008 a PO Box ZIP code?

40008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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