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40177

ZIP 40177 is West Point, Kentucky, mostly in Bullitt County; area code 502; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bullitt +2 more
Population
1,523
Coordinates
38.0024, -85.9234
☼ Live from 40177 — West Point, KY

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Where 40177 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40177
  • 🔢 Type 40177 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 40177 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40176 (Webster, KY, 24 mi away) and 40178 (Westview, KY, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40177 becomes 77104, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01747, 07417, 14707, 14770, 17047, 17074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01747 in Hopedale, MA, 811 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯691 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40177 and you would come out at 38.00°S, 94.08°E — 1,299 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 15.5 square miles of land, 40177 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,523This ZIP1,523
Households658This ZIP658
Housing units802This ZIP802
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,577This ZIP$50,577Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$122,200This ZIP$122,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$807This ZIP$807Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density98.3 / sq miThis ZIP98.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$2,131,000This ZIP$2,131,000
Tax returns filed680This ZIP680
Total adjusted gross income$35,184,000This ZIP$35,184,000

Land area

Land area15.50 sq miThis ZIP15.50 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 40177 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bullitt County 48.6%
Hardin County 44.3%
Jefferson County 7.2%

Other place names in 40177

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ZIP codes near 40177

ZIPCityDistance
40155 Muldraugh, KY 5.4 mi
40121 Fort Knox, KY 5.6 mi
40272 Louisville, KY 6.5 mi
47117 Elizabeth, IN 7.6 mi
40122 Fort Knox, KY 8.0 mi
47135 Laconia, IN 8.8 mi
40109 Brooks, KY 10.3 mi
40258 Louisville, KY 10.5 mi
40118 Fairdale, KY 11.1 mi
40166 Shepherdsville, KY 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40177?

40177 is in West Point, Kentucky, in Bullitt County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0024, -85.9234.

What county is 40177 in?

40177 spans 3 counties: Bullitt County, Hardin County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Bullitt 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 40177?

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

What time zone is 40177 in?

40177 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40177?

About 1,523 people live in ZIP code 40177, in 658 households, at 98.3 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 40177?

$50,577 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40177?

The closest are 40155 (5.4 mi), 40121 (5.6 mi), 40272 (6.5 mi), 47117 (7.6 mi) and 40122 (8 mi).

Is 40177 a PO Box ZIP code?

40177 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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