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40162

ZIP 40162 is Rineyville, Kentucky, in Hardin County; area codes 270 and 364; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hardin
Metro area
Elizabethtown, KY
Population
6,180
Coordinates
37.7464, -86.0407
☼ Live from 40162 — Rineyville, KY

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Where 40162 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40162
  • 🔢 Type 40162 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,162 = 2 × 43 × 467. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40161 (Rhodelia, KY, 27 mi away) and 40165 (Shepherdsville, KY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40162 becomes 26104 — and that is a real ZIP code: Parkersburg, WV, 268 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04612 in Bernard, ME, 1,022 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯690 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40162 and you would come out at 37.75°S, 93.96°E — 1,301 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 49.2 square miles of land, 40162 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,180This ZIP6,180
Households2,345This ZIP2,345
Housing units2,345This ZIP2,345
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,720This ZIP$84,720Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$304,600This ZIP$304,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density125.5 / sq miThis ZIP125.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees176This ZIP176
Annual payroll$5,493,000This ZIP$5,493,000
Tax returns filed2,940This ZIP2,940
Total adjusted gross income$209,901,000This ZIP$209,901,000

Land area

Land area49.24 sq miThis ZIP49.24 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 40162

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ZIP codes near 40162

ZIPCityDistance
40159 Radcliff, KY 3.8 mi
42724 Cecilia, KY 5.1 mi
40175 Vine Grove, KY 5.7 mi
40160 Radcliff, KY 7.5 mi
42732 Eastview, KY 9.8 mi
40115 Custer, KY 10.4 mi
42702 Elizabethtown, KY 10.6 mi
40122 Fort Knox, KY 10.8 mi
40117 Ekron, KY 11.3 mi
42701 Elizabethtown, KY 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40162?

40162 is in Rineyville, Kentucky, in Hardin County, part of the Elizabethtown, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7464, -86.0407.

What county is 40162 in?

40162 lies in Hardin County.

What area code is 40162?

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

What time zone is 40162 in?

40162 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40162?

About 6,180 people live in ZIP code 40162, in 2,345 households, at 125.5 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 40162?

$84,720 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40162?

The closest are 40159 (3.8 mi), 42724 (5.1 mi), 40175 (5.7 mi), 40160 (7.5 mi) and 42732 (9.8 mi).

Is 40162 a PO Box ZIP code?

40162 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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