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40078

ZIP 40078 is Willisburg, Kentucky, in Washington County; area code 859; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
none
Population
2,661
Coordinates
37.8311, -85.1448
☼ Live from 40078 — Willisburg, KY

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Where 40078 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40078
  • 🔢 Type 40078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,078 = 2 × 29 × 691. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40077 (Westport, KY, 49 mi away) and 40104 (Battletown, KY, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40078 becomes 87004 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bernalillo, NM, 1,199 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00784, 04078, 04087, 04780, 07480, 07840, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00784 in Guayama, PR, 1,787 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯735 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40078 and you would come out at 37.83°S, 94.86°E — 1,255 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 61.3 square miles of land, 40078 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,661This ZIP2,661
Households884This ZIP884
Housing units989This ZIP989
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,435This ZIP$54,435Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$183,400This ZIP$183,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,042This ZIP$1,042Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density43.4 / sq miThis ZIP43.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees298This ZIP298
Annual payroll$11,214,000This ZIP$11,214,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$55,656,000This ZIP$55,656,000

Land area

Land area61.29 sq miThis ZIP61.29 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Other place names in 40078

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ZIP codes near 40078

ZIPCityDistance
40040 Mackville, KY 5.6 mi
40012 Chaplin, KY 5.8 mi
40069 Springfield, KY 8.2 mi
40008 Bloomfield, KY 8.9 mi
40061 Saint Catharine, KY 10.6 mi
40046 Mount Eden, KY 13.4 mi
40330 Harrodsburg, KY 14.3 mi
40020 Fairfield, KY 15.0 mi
40372 Salvisa, KY 15.1 mi
40468 Perryville, KY 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40078?

40078 is in Willisburg, Kentucky, in Washington County. Its published point location is 37.8311, -85.1448.

What county is 40078 in?

40078 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 40078?

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

What time zone is 40078 in?

40078 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40078?

About 2,661 people live in ZIP code 40078, in 884 households, at 43.4 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 40078?

$54,435 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40078?

The closest are 40040 (5.6 mi), 40012 (5.8 mi), 40069 (8.2 mi), 40008 (8.9 mi) and 40061 (10.6 mi).

Is 40078 a PO Box ZIP code?

40078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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