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40205

ZIP 40205 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County; area code 502; Eastern time. Louisville has 66 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Jefferson
Population
24,664
Coordinates
38.2230, -85.6833
☼ Live from 40205 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40205
  • 🔢 Type 40205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,205 = 5 × 11 × 17 × 43. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40204 (Louisville, KY, 2 mi away) and 40206 (Louisville, KY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40205 becomes 50204, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02045, 02054, 02540, 04250, 05042, 05402, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04250 in Lisbon, ME, 902 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯700 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40205 and you would come out at 38.22°S, 94.32°E — 1,289 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 40205 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,664This ZIP24,664
Households10,476This ZIP10,476
Housing units11,129This ZIP11,129
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$99,966This ZIP$99,966Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$375,300This ZIP$375,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,185This ZIP$1,185Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.7%This ZIP66.7%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density3,581.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,581.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments642This ZIP642
Employees9,094This ZIP9,094
Annual payroll$587,469,000This ZIP$587,469,000
Tax returns filed11,440This ZIP11,440
Total adjusted gross income$1,616,922,000This ZIP$1,616,922,000

Land area

Land area6.89 sq miThis ZIP6.89 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 40205

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ZIP codes near 40205

ZIPCityDistance
40280 Louisville, KY 1.7 mi
40231 Louisville, KY 2.0 mi
40201 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40224 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40225 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40232 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40233 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40250 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40251 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40252 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40205?

40205 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2230, -85.6833.

What county is 40205 in?

40205 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40205?

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

What time zone is 40205 in?

40205 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40205?

About 24,664 people live in ZIP code 40205, in 10,476 households, at 3,581.2 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 40205?

$99,966 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40205?

The closest are 40280 (1.7 mi), 40231 (2 mi), 40201 (2.4 mi), 40224 (2.4 mi) and 40225 (2.4 mi).

Is 40205 a PO Box ZIP code?

40205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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