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40052

ZIP 40052 is New Hope, Kentucky, mostly in Nelson County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nelson +2 more
Population
655
Coordinates
37.6041, -85.4879
☼ Live from 40052 — New Hope, KY

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Where 40052 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40052
  • 🔢 Type 40052 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSOOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,052 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 19 × 31. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110001110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40051 (New Haven, KY, 6 mi away) and 40055 (Pendleton, KY, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40052 becomes 25004, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02045, 02054, 02540, 04250, 05042, 05402, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04250 in Lisbon, ME, 916 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯722 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40052 and you would come out at 37.60°S, 94.51°E — 1,270 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 22.7 square miles of land, 40052 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population655This ZIP655
Households232This ZIP232
Housing units252This ZIP252
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,750This ZIP$45,750Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density28.9 / sq miThis ZIP28.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$620,000This ZIP$620,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$13,618,000This ZIP$13,618,000

Land area

Land area22.70 sq miThis ZIP22.70 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 40052 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nelson County 44.8%
Larue County 37.2%
Marion County 18.0%

Other place names in 40052

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

ZIP codes near 40052

ZIPCityDistance
40062 Saint Francis, KY 2.6 mi
40060 Raywick, KY 4.4 mi
40037 Loretto, KY 5.5 mi
40051 New Haven, KY 6.0 mi
40049 Nerinx, KY 6.5 mi
40063 Saint Mary, KY 8.2 mi
40107 Boston, KY 10.3 mi
42748 Hodgenville, KY 11.6 mi
42716 Buffalo, KY 12.8 mi
40004 Bardstown, KY 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40052?

40052 is in New Hope, Kentucky, in Nelson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6041, -85.4879.

What county is 40052 in?

40052 spans 3 counties: Nelson County, Larue County and Marion 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 time zone is 40052 in?

40052 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40052?

About 655 people live in ZIP code 40052, in 232 households, at 28.9 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 40052?

$45,750 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40052?

The closest are 40062 (2.6 mi), 40060 (4.4 mi), 40037 (5.5 mi), 40051 (6 mi) and 40049 (6.5 mi).

Is 40052 a PO Box ZIP code?

40052 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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