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40118

ZIP 40118 is Fairdale, Kentucky, in Jefferson County; area code 502; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Jefferson
Population
10,697
Coordinates
38.0963, -85.7579
☼ Live from 40118 — Fairdale, KY

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Where 40118 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40118
  • 🔢 Type 40118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,118 = 2 × 13 × 1543. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40117 (Ekron, KY, 24 mi away) and 40119 (Falls Of Rough, KY, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40118 becomes 81104, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01841, 11804, 14081, 14108, 14801, 14810, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84110 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,403 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯699 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40118 and you would come out at 38.10°S, 94.24°E — 1,291 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 40118 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,697This ZIP10,697
Households4,244This ZIP4,244
Housing units4,521This ZIP4,521
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,316This ZIP$59,316Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$156,800This ZIP$156,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,124This ZIP$1,124Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density711.9 / sq miThis ZIP711.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments88This ZIP88
Employees1,313This ZIP1,313
Annual payroll$57,729,000This ZIP$57,729,000
Tax returns filed4,410This ZIP4,410
Total adjusted gross income$209,314,000This ZIP$209,314,000

Land area

Land area15.03 sq miThis ZIP15.03 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 40118

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 40118

ZIPCityDistance
40109 Brooks, KY 2.2 mi
40214 Louisville, KY 3.8 mi
40219 Louisville, KY 4.6 mi
40129 Hillview, KY 4.6 mi
40272 Louisville, KY 5.3 mi
40229 Louisville, KY 5.3 mi
40213 Louisville, KY 6.0 mi
40209 Louisville, KY 6.1 mi
40221 Louisville, KY 6.2 mi
40215 Louisville, KY 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40118?

40118 is in Fairdale, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0963, -85.7579.

What county is 40118 in?

40118 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40118?

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

What time zone is 40118 in?

40118 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40118?

About 10,697 people live in ZIP code 40118, in 4,244 households, at 711.9 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 40118?

$59,316 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40118?

The closest are 40109 (2.2 mi), 40214 (3.8 mi), 40219 (4.6 mi), 40129 (4.6 mi) and 40272 (5.3 mi).

Is 40118 a PO Box ZIP code?

40118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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