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40010

ZIP 40010 is Buckner, Kentucky, in Oldham County; area code 502; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Oldham
Population
678
Coordinates
38.3725, -85.4595
☼ Live from 40010 — Buckner, KY

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Where 40010 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40010
  • 🔢 Type 40010 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIOOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,010 = 2 × 5 × 4001. Its digits add up to 5, a total 55 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40009 (Bradfordsville, KY, 65 mi away) and 40011 (Campbellsburg, KY, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40010 becomes 01004 — and that is a real ZIP code: Amherst, MA, 735 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01004, 01040, 04001, 04010, 10004, 10040). The farthest-flung twin is 04010 in Brownfield, ME, 847 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯710 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40010 and you would come out at 38.37°S, 94.54°E — 1,280 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 40010 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population678This ZIP678
Households223This ZIP223
Housing units223This ZIP223
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$196,125This ZIP$196,125Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$591,500This ZIP$591,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%This ZIP56.9%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density442.3 / sq miThis ZIP442.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees1,424This ZIP1,424
Annual payroll$87,233,000This ZIP$87,233,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$40,234,000This ZIP$40,234,000

Land area

Land area1.53 sq miThis ZIP1.53 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 40010

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ZIP codes near 40010

ZIPCityDistance
40032 La Grange, KY 2.2 mi
40014 Crestwood, KY 2.6 mi
40026 Goshen, KY 4.6 mi
40056 Pewee Valley, KY 4.7 mi
40031 La Grange, KY 5.1 mi
40059 Prospect, KY 6.7 mi
40245 Louisville, KY 7.3 mi
40241 Louisville, KY 8.0 mi
40077 Westport, KY 8.5 mi
40223 Louisville, KY 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40010?

40010 is in Buckner, Kentucky, in Oldham County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3725, -85.4595.

What county is 40010 in?

40010 lies in Oldham County.

What area code is 40010?

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

What time zone is 40010 in?

40010 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40010?

About 678 people live in ZIP code 40010, in 223 households, at 442.3 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 40010?

$196,125 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40010?

The closest are 40032 (2.2 mi), 40014 (2.6 mi), 40026 (4.6 mi), 40056 (4.7 mi) and 40031 (5.1 mi).

Is 40010 a PO Box ZIP code?

40010 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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