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40161

ZIP 40161 is Rhodelia, Kentucky, in Meade County; area code 270; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Meade
Population
182
Coordinates
38.0082, -86.4012
☼ Live from 40161 — Rhodelia, KY

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Where 40161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40161
  • 🔢 Type 40161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,161 = 3 × 11 × 1217. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40160 (Radcliff, KY, 29 mi away) and 40162 (Rineyville, KY, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40161 becomes 16104, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01614, 04116, 04611, 06114, 06141, 06411, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04611 in Beals, ME, 1,070 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯666 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40161 and you would come out at 38.01°S, 93.60°E — 1,324 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 7.5 square miles of land, 40161 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population182This ZIP182
Households94This ZIP94
Housing units125This ZIP125
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,348This ZIP$74,348Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density24.3 / sq miThis ZIP24.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area7.51 sq miThis ZIP7.51 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 40161

ZIPCityDistance
40157 Payneville, KY 1.8 mi
40171 Union Star, KY 3.1 mi
40170 Stephensport, KY 5.5 mi
40104 Battletown, KY 6.5 mi
40176 Webster, KY 7.5 mi
47525 Derby, IN 8.7 mi
47574 Rome, IN 9.6 mi
47137 Leavenworth, IN 10.1 mi
47142 Mauckport, IN 11.5 mi
47551 Leopold, IN 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40161?

40161 is in Rhodelia, Kentucky, in Meade County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0082, -86.4012.

What county is 40161 in?

40161 lies in Meade County.

What area code is 40161?

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

What time zone is 40161 in?

40161 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40161?

About 182 people live in ZIP code 40161, in 94 households, at 24.3 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 40161?

$74,348 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40161?

The closest are 40157 (1.8 mi), 40171 (3.1 mi), 40170 (5.5 mi), 40104 (6.5 mi) and 40176 (7.5 mi).

Is 40161 a PO Box ZIP code?

40161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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