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40213

ZIP 40213 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
16,054
Coordinates
38.1770, -85.7170
☼ Live from 40213 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40213 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40213
  • 🔢 Type 40213 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 40213 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40212 (Louisville, KY, 8 mi away) and 40214 (Louisville, KY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40213 becomes 31204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Macon, GA, 386 miles away.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01243, 01342, 01432, 02134, 02143, 02341, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34021 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,800 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯699 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40213 and you would come out at 38.18°S, 94.28°E — 1,290 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 9.6 square miles of land, 40213 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,054This ZIP16,054
Households7,320This ZIP7,320
Housing units7,726This ZIP7,726
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,897This ZIP$55,897Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$173,600This ZIP$173,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$975This ZIP$975Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density1,675.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,675.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments714This ZIP714
Employees51,794This ZIP51,794
Annual payroll$3,255,677,000This ZIP$3,255,677,000
Tax returns filed7,890This ZIP7,890
Total adjusted gross income$433,164,000This ZIP$433,164,000

Land area

Land area9.58 sq miThis ZIP9.58 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 40213

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ZIP codes near 40213

ZIPCityDistance
40209 Louisville, KY 1.1 mi
40231 Louisville, KY 1.7 mi
40221 Louisville, KY 2.1 mi
40201 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi
40224 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi
40225 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi
40232 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi
40233 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi
40250 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi
40251 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40213?

40213 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1770, -85.7170.

What county is 40213 in?

40213 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40213?

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

What time zone is 40213 in?

40213 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40213?

About 16,054 people live in ZIP code 40213, in 7,320 households, at 1,675.8 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 40213?

$55,897 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40213?

The closest are 40209 (1.1 mi), 40231 (1.7 mi), 40221 (2.1 mi), 40201 (2.3 mi) and 40224 (2.3 mi).

Is 40213 a PO Box ZIP code?

40213 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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