40178
ZIP 40178 is Westview, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County; area code 270; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Breckinridge
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 522
- Coordinates
- 37.6812, -86.4224
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Where 40178 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.
- 🔢 Type 40178 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLIOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,178 = 2 × 20089. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001110011110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40177 (West Point, KY, 35 mi away) and 40201 (Louisville, KY, 54 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40178 becomes 87104 — and that is a real ZIP code: Albuquerque, NM, 1,138 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01748, 01784, 04781, 07184, 07418, 07481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84710 in Alton, UT, 1,424 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
- 🎯671 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40178 and you would come out at 37.68°S, 93.58°E — 1,321 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
- 📏 At 8.2 square miles of land, 40178 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 522This ZIP522 |
|---|---|
| Households | 219This ZIP219 |
| Housing units | 456This ZIP456 |
| Median age | 46.1This ZIP46.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $53,576This ZIP$53,576Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.2%This ZIP29.2% |
| Mean commute | 29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min |
| Population density | 63.8 / sq miThis ZIP63.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 190This ZIP190 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $12,428,000This ZIP$12,428,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 8.18 sq miThis ZIP8.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40178
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40144 | Harned, KY | 5.6 mi |
40152 | Mc Daniels, KY | 5.7 mi |
40145 | Hudson, KY | 6.2 mi |
40140 | Garfield, KY | 8.2 mi |
40143 | Hardinsburg, KY | 8.3 mi |
40153 | Mc Quady, KY | 8.4 mi |
40119 | Falls Of Rough, KY | 8.8 mi |
40115 | Custer, KY | 11.5 mi |
40146 | Irvington, KY | 12.4 mi |
40111 | Cloverport, KY | 13.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40178?
40178 is in Westview, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County. Its published point location is 37.6812, -86.4224.
What county is 40178 in?
40178 lies in Breckinridge County.
What area code is 40178?
Westview uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40178 in?
40178 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 40178?
About 522 people live in ZIP code 40178, in 219 households, at 63.8 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 40178?
$53,576 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40178?
The closest are 40144 (5.6 mi), 40152 (5.7 mi), 40145 (6.2 mi), 40140 (8.2 mi) and 40143 (8.3 mi).
Is 40178 a PO Box ZIP code?
40178 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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