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40209

ZIP 40209 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
639
Coordinates
38.1824, -85.7352
☼ Live from 40209 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40209
  • 🔢 Type 40209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,209 = 3 × 13 × 1031. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40208 (Louisville, KY, 3 mi away) and 40210 (Louisville, KY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40209 becomes 90204, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00924, 02904, 02940, 04029, 04092, 04290, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09420 in FPO AE, a military post office, 3,839 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯698 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40209 and you would come out at 38.18°S, 94.26°E — 1,291 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 4.3 square miles of land, 40209 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population639This ZIP639
Households336This ZIP336
Housing units354This ZIP354
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median home value$127,200This ZIP$127,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$984This ZIP$984Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min
Population density147.7 / sq miThis ZIP147.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments201This ZIP201
Employees5,515This ZIP5,515
Annual payroll$281,030,000This ZIP$281,030,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$7,812,000This ZIP$7,812,000

Land area

Land area4.33 sq miThis ZIP4.33 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 40209

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ZIP codes near 40209

ZIPCityDistance
40221 Louisville, KY 1.0 mi
40213 Louisville, KY 1.1 mi
40231 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40217 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40215 Louisville, KY 2.8 mi
40208 Louisville, KY 2.9 mi
40201 Louisville, KY 3.2 mi
40224 Louisville, KY 3.2 mi
40225 Louisville, KY 3.2 mi
40232 Louisville, KY 3.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40209?

40209 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1824, -85.7352.

What county is 40209 in?

40209 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40209?

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

What time zone is 40209 in?

40209 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40209?

About 639 people live in ZIP code 40209, in 336 households, at 147.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 40209?

The closest are 40221 (1 mi), 40213 (1.1 mi), 40231 (2.4 mi), 40217 (2.4 mi) and 40215 (2.8 mi).

Is 40209 a PO Box ZIP code?

40209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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