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40117

ZIP 40117 is Ekron, Kentucky, in Meade County; area code 270; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Meade
Population
2,050
Coordinates
37.8966, -86.1243
☼ Live from 40117 — Ekron, KY

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Where 40117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40117
  • 🔢 Type 40117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,117 = 7 × 11 × 521. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40115 (Custer, KY, 12 mi away) and 40118 (Fairdale, KY, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40117 becomes 71104 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shreveport, LA, 569 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01471, 01741, 07114, 10174, 10471, 11704, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01741 in Carlisle, MA, 841 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯683 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40117 and you would come out at 37.90°S, 93.88°E — 1,308 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 21.1 square miles of land, 40117 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,050This ZIP2,050
Households810This ZIP810
Housing units852This ZIP852
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,696This ZIP$58,696Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$196,700This ZIP$196,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$929This ZIP$929Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute48.9 minThis ZIP48.9 min
Population density97.1 / sq miThis ZIP97.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$3,006,000This ZIP$3,006,000
Tax returns filed1,310This ZIP1,310
Total adjusted gross income$80,770,000This ZIP$80,770,000

Land area

Land area21.12 sq miThis ZIP21.12 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 40117

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ZIP codes near 40117

ZIPCityDistance
40142 Guston, KY 4.4 mi
40175 Vine Grove, KY 5.7 mi
40108 Brandenburg, KY 5.7 mi
40155 Muldraugh, KY 7.9 mi
40122 Fort Knox, KY 8.8 mi
40121 Fort Knox, KY 9.2 mi
47135 Laconia, IN 10.9 mi
40146 Irvington, KY 10.9 mi
40162 Rineyville, KY 11.3 mi
40115 Custer, KY 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40117?

40117 is in Ekron, Kentucky, in Meade County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8966, -86.1243.

What county is 40117 in?

40117 lies in Meade County.

What area code is 40117?

Ekron uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40117 in?

40117 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40117?

About 2,050 people live in ZIP code 40117, in 810 households, at 97.1 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 40117?

$58,696 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40117?

The closest are 40142 (4.4 mi), 40175 (5.7 mi), 40108 (5.7 mi), 40155 (7.9 mi) and 40122 (8.8 mi).

Is 40117 a PO Box ZIP code?

40117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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