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40143

ZIP 40143 is Hardinsburg, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Breckinridge
Metro area
none
Population
5,756
Coordinates
37.7851, -86.4999
☼ Live from 40143 — Hardinsburg, KY

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Where 40143 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40143
  • 🔢 Type 40143 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,143 = 3 × 13381. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40142 (Guston, KY, 18 mi away) and 40144 (Harned, KY, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40143 becomes 34104 — and that is a real ZIP code: Naples, FL, 851 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01344, 01434, 03441, 04341, 04413, 04431, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34041 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,664 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯665 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40143 and you would come out at 37.79°S, 93.50°E — 1,326 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 141.6 square miles of land, 40143 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,756This ZIP5,756
Households2,285This ZIP2,285
Housing units2,827This ZIP2,827
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,475This ZIP$59,475Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$155,900This ZIP$155,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density40.6 / sq miThis ZIP40.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments145This ZIP145
Employees1,724This ZIP1,724
Annual payroll$66,380,000This ZIP$66,380,000
Tax returns filed2,450This ZIP2,450
Total adjusted gross income$149,433,000This ZIP$149,433,000

Land area

Land area141.62 sq miThis ZIP141.62 sq mi
Water area1.51 sq miThis ZIP1.51 sq mi

Other place names in 40143

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

ZIP codes near 40143

ZIPCityDistance
40153 Mc Quady, KY 4.8 mi
40111 Cloverport, KY 6.5 mi
40144 Harned, KY 6.6 mi
40178 Westview, KY 8.3 mi
40146 Irvington, KY 11.0 mi
40176 Webster, KY 11.7 mi
47574 Rome, IN 11.9 mi
40140 Garfield, KY 12.3 mi
40170 Stephensport, KY 12.6 mi
40119 Falls Of Rough, KY 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40143?

40143 is in Hardinsburg, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County. Its published point location is 37.7851, -86.4999.

What county is 40143 in?

40143 lies in Breckinridge County.

What area code is 40143?

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

What time zone is 40143 in?

40143 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 40143?

About 5,756 people live in ZIP code 40143, in 2,285 households, at 40.6 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 40143?

$59,475 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40143?

The closest are 40153 (4.8 mi), 40111 (6.5 mi), 40144 (6.6 mi), 40178 (8.3 mi) and 40146 (11 mi).

Is 40143 a PO Box ZIP code?

40143 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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