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40104

ZIP 40104 is Battletown, Kentucky, in Meade County; area codes 270 and 364; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Meade
Population
1,143
Coordinates
38.0855, -86.3328
☼ Live from 40104 — Battletown, KY

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Where 40104 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40104
  • 🔢 Type 40104 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆40104 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,104 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 557. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40078 (Willisburg, KY, 67 mi away) and 40107 (Boston, KY, 47 mi away).
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01440, 04014, 04041, 04104, 04401, 04410, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04410 in Bradford, ME, 1,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯668 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40104 and you would come out at 38.09°S, 93.67°E — 1,322 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 60.1 square miles of land, 40104 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,143This ZIP1,143
Households326This ZIP326
Housing units456This ZIP456
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,111This ZIP$71,111Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$150,000This ZIP$150,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%This ZIP3.8%
Mean commute38.6 minThis ZIP38.6 min
Population density19.0 / sq miThis ZIP19.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees119This ZIP119
Annual payroll$7,614,000This ZIP$7,614,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$28,388,000This ZIP$28,388,000

Land area

Land area60.05 sq miThis ZIP60.05 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

ZIP codes near 40104

ZIPCityDistance
40157 Payneville, KY 4.9 mi
40161 Rhodelia, KY 6.5 mi
47110 Central, IN 6.8 mi
47137 Leavenworth, IN 7.2 mi
47142 Mauckport, IN 7.3 mi
40171 Union Star, KY 9.7 mi
40170 Stephensport, KY 11.8 mi
40108 Brandenburg, KY 11.8 mi
40176 Webster, KY 12.3 mi
47112 Corydon, IN 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40104?

40104 is in Battletown, Kentucky, in Meade County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0855, -86.3328.

What county is 40104 in?

40104 lies in Meade County.

What area code is 40104?

Battletown uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40104 in?

40104 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40104?

About 1,143 people live in ZIP code 40104, in 326 households, at 19.0 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 40104?

$71,111 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40104?

The closest are 40157 (4.9 mi), 40161 (6.5 mi), 47110 (6.8 mi), 47137 (7.2 mi) and 47142 (7.3 mi).

Is 40104 a PO Box ZIP code?

40104 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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