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40012

ZIP 40012 is Chaplin, Kentucky, mostly in Nelson County; area code 502; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nelson +1 more
Population
712
Coordinates
37.9130, -85.1673
☼ Live from 40012 — Chaplin, KY

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Where 40012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40012
  • 🔢 Type 40012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,012 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 1429. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40011 (Campbellsburg, KY, 42 mi away) and 40013 (Coxs Creek, KY, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40012 becomes 21004, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01240, 01420, 02041, 02140, 04021, 04102, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04210 in Auburn, ME, 885 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% 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 40012 and you would come out at 37.91°S, 94.83°E — 1,257 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 40012 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population712This ZIP712
Households266This ZIP266
Housing units266This ZIP266
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$105,033This ZIP$105,033Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$219,400This ZIP$219,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density64.0 / sq miThis ZIP64.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$729,000This ZIP$729,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$14,509,000This ZIP$14,509,000

Land area

Land area11.13 sq miThis ZIP11.13 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 40012 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nelson County 77.9%
Anderson County 22.1%

Other place names in 40012

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

ZIP codes near 40012

ZIPCityDistance
40078 Willisburg, KY 5.8 mi
40008 Bloomfield, KY 5.9 mi
40046 Mount Eden, KY 7.7 mi
40040 Mackville, KY 10.8 mi
40020 Fairfield, KY 12.1 mi
40342 Lawrenceburg, KY 12.6 mi
40069 Springfield, KY 13.2 mi
40076 Waddy, KY 14.6 mi
40071 Taylorsville, KY 14.6 mi
40061 Saint Catharine, KY 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40012?

40012 is in Chaplin, Kentucky, in Nelson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9130, -85.1673.

What county is 40012 in?

40012 spans 2 counties: Nelson County and Anderson 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 40012?

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

What time zone is 40012 in?

40012 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40012?

About 712 people live in ZIP code 40012, in 266 households, at 64.0 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 40012?

$105,033 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40012?

The closest are 40078 (5.8 mi), 40008 (5.9 mi), 40046 (7.7 mi), 40040 (10.8 mi) and 40020 (12.1 mi).

Is 40012 a PO Box ZIP code?

40012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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