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40140

ZIP 40140 is Garfield, Kentucky, mostly in Breckinridge County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Breckinridge +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
866
Coordinates
37.7304, -86.2854
☼ Live from 40140 — Garfield, KY

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Where 40140 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40140
  • 🔢 Type 40140 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,140 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 223. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110011001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40129 (Hillview, KY, 41 mi away) and 40142 (Guston, KY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40140 becomes 04104 — and that is a real ZIP code: Portland, ME, 932 miles 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, 1,031 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯677 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40140 and you would come out at 37.73°S, 93.71°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 27.0 square miles of land, 40140 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population866This ZIP866
Households381This ZIP381
Housing units444This ZIP444
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$81,708This ZIP$81,708Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$135,900This ZIP$135,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density32.1 / sq miThis ZIP32.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$593,000This ZIP$593,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$17,909,000This ZIP$17,909,000

Land area

Land area26.97 sq miThis ZIP26.97 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 40140 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Breckinridge County 96.7%
Hardin County 3.3%

ZIP codes near 40140

ZIPCityDistance
40115 Custer, KY 3.3 mi
40145 Hudson, KY 5.5 mi
40144 Harned, KY 5.7 mi
40146 Irvington, KY 7.5 mi
40178 Westview, KY 8.2 mi
40153 Mc Quady, KY 8.6 mi
40142 Guston, KY 12.1 mi
40175 Vine Grove, KY 12.3 mi
40143 Hardinsburg, KY 12.3 mi
42724 Cecilia, KY 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40140?

40140 is in Garfield, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County. Its published point location is 37.7304, -86.2854.

What county is 40140 in?

40140 spans 2 counties: Breckinridge County and Hardin County. Most of it falls in Breckinridge 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 40140?

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

What time zone is 40140 in?

40140 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 40140?

About 866 people live in ZIP code 40140, in 381 households, at 32.1 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 40140?

$81,708 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40140?

The closest are 40115 (3.3 mi), 40145 (5.5 mi), 40144 (5.7 mi), 40146 (7.5 mi) and 40178 (8.2 mi).

Is 40140 a PO Box ZIP code?

40140 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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