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40069

ZIP 40069 is Springfield, Kentucky, mostly in Washington County; area code 859; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
8,015
Coordinates
37.7239, -85.2077
☼ Live from 40069 — Springfield, KY

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Where 40069 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40069
  • 🔢 Type 40069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,069 = 17 × 2357. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40068 (Smithfield, KY, 46 mi away) and 40070 (Sulphur, KY, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40069 becomes 96004, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00694, 04069, 04096, 04609, 06094, 06409, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09604 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,150 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯734 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40069 and you would come out at 37.72°S, 94.79°E — 1,256 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 188.8 square miles of land, 40069 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 143 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,015This ZIP8,015
Households3,357This ZIP3,357
Housing units3,542This ZIP3,542
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,788This ZIP$70,788Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$194,200This ZIP$194,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$695This ZIP$695Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density42.4 / sq miThis ZIP42.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments208This ZIP208
Employees2,602This ZIP2,602
Annual payroll$132,638,000This ZIP$132,638,000
Tax returns filed4,050This ZIP4,050
Total adjusted gross income$250,420,000This ZIP$250,420,000

Land area

Land area188.84 sq miThis ZIP188.84 sq mi
Water area2.56 sq miThis ZIP2.56 sq mi

Counties 40069 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 97.7%
Marion County 2.3%

Other place names in 40069

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ZIP codes near 40069

ZIPCityDistance
40061 Saint Catharine, KY 3.2 mi
40078 Willisburg, KY 8.2 mi
40040 Mackville, KY 8.4 mi
40049 Nerinx, KY 11.1 mi
40037 Loretto, KY 12.3 mi
40033 Lebanon, KY 12.4 mi
40063 Saint Mary, KY 13.0 mi
40012 Chaplin, KY 13.2 mi
40468 Perryville, KY 13.3 mi
40008 Bloomfield, KY 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40069?

40069 is in Springfield, Kentucky, in Washington County. Its published point location is 37.7239, -85.2077.

What county is 40069 in?

40069 spans 2 counties: Washington County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Washington 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 40069?

Springfield uses area code 859, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40069 in?

40069 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40069?

About 8,015 people live in ZIP code 40069, in 3,357 households, at 42.4 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 40069?

$70,788 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40069?

The closest are 40061 (3.2 mi), 40078 (8.2 mi), 40040 (8.4 mi), 40049 (11.1 mi) and 40037 (12.3 mi).

Is 40069 a PO Box ZIP code?

40069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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