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40056

ZIP 40056 is Pewee Valley, Kentucky, in Oldham County; area code 502; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Oldham
Population
3,441
Coordinates
38.3081, -85.4872
☼ Live from 40056 — Pewee Valley, KY

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Where 40056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40056
  • 🔢 Type 40056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1669. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40055 (Pendleton, KY, 16 mi away) and 40057 (Pleasureville, KY, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40056 becomes 65004, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04056, 04605, 04650, 05046, 05406, 05460, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04605 in Ellsworth, ME, 986 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯709 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40056 and you would come out at 38.31°S, 94.51°E — 1,280 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 40056 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,441This ZIP3,441
Households1,175This ZIP1,175
Housing units1,195This ZIP1,195
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$134,115This ZIP$134,115Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$339,900This ZIP$339,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,648This ZIP$1,648Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.3%This ZIP49.3%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density1,165.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,165.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees221This ZIP221
Annual payroll$12,102,000This ZIP$12,102,000
Tax returns filed1,700This ZIP1,700
Total adjusted gross income$189,214,000This ZIP$189,214,000

Land area

Land area2.95 sq miThis ZIP2.95 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 40056

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ZIP codes near 40056

ZIPCityDistance
40245 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi
40014 Crestwood, KY 3.7 mi
40223 Louisville, KY 4.5 mi
40010 Buckner, KY 4.7 mi
40241 Louisville, KY 4.8 mi
40243 Louisville, KY 5.3 mi
40018 Eastwood, KY 5.5 mi
40242 Louisville, KY 5.8 mi
40059 Prospect, KY 6.1 mi
40032 La Grange, KY 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40056?

40056 is in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, in Oldham County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3081, -85.4872.

What county is 40056 in?

40056 lies in Oldham County.

What area code is 40056?

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

What time zone is 40056 in?

40056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40056?

About 3,441 people live in ZIP code 40056, in 1,175 households, at 1,165.3 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 40056?

$134,115 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40056?

The closest are 40245 (3.6 mi), 40014 (3.7 mi), 40223 (4.5 mi), 40010 (4.7 mi) and 40241 (4.8 mi).

Is 40056 a PO Box ZIP code?

40056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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