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40212

ZIP 40212 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
14,661
Coordinates
38.2680, -85.8025
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Where 40212 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40212
  • 🔢 Type 40212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,212 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1117. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40211 (Louisville, KY, 3 mi away) and 40213 (Louisville, KY, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40212 becomes 21204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Towson, MD, 500 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04221 in Canton, ME, 910 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯693 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40212 and you would come out at 38.27°S, 94.20°E — 1,296 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 40212 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,661This ZIP14,661
Households6,444This ZIP6,444
Housing units8,019This ZIP8,019
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$35,753This ZIP$35,753Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$87,600This ZIP$87,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,032This ZIP$1,032Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%This ZIP12.3%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density3,828.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,828.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments142This ZIP142
Employees1,319This ZIP1,319
Annual payroll$54,434,000This ZIP$54,434,000
Tax returns filed5,980This ZIP5,980
Total adjusted gross income$194,347,000This ZIP$194,347,000

Land area

Land area3.83 sq miThis ZIP3.83 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 40212

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 40212

ZIPCityDistance
47151 New Albany, IN 1.7 mi
40203 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi
40211 Louisville, KY 2.5 mi
40259 Louisville, KY 2.5 mi
40270 Louisville, KY 2.5 mi
40289 Louisville, KY 2.5 mi
40293 Louisville, KY 2.5 mi
40294 Louisville, KY 2.5 mi
40295 Louisville, KY 2.5 mi
40296 Louisville, KY 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40212?

40212 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2680, -85.8025.

What county is 40212 in?

40212 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40212?

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

What time zone is 40212 in?

40212 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40212?

About 14,661 people live in ZIP code 40212, in 6,444 households, at 3,828.9 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 40212?

$35,753 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40212?

The closest are 47151 (1.7 mi), 40203 (2.3 mi), 40211 (2.5 mi), 40259 (2.5 mi) and 40270 (2.5 mi).

Is 40212 a PO Box ZIP code?

40212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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