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40214

ZIP 40214 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
45,405
Coordinates
38.1485, -85.7798
☼ Live from 40214 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40214 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40214
  • 🔢 Type 40214 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,214 = 2 × 20107. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40213 (Louisville, KY, 4 mi away) and 40215 (Louisville, KY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40214 becomes 41204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boons Camp, KY, 171 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01244, 02144, 04124, 04241, 04412, 04421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04412 in Brewer, ME, 992 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯696 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40214 and you would come out at 38.15°S, 94.22°E — 1,293 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 40214 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,405This ZIP45,405
Households18,443This ZIP18,443
Housing units20,421This ZIP20,421
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,931This ZIP$54,931Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$184,600This ZIP$184,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$979This ZIP$979Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density3,033.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,033.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments620This ZIP620
Employees11,903This ZIP11,903
Annual payroll$701,362,000This ZIP$701,362,000
Tax returns filed20,650This ZIP20,650
Total adjusted gross income$1,022,269,000This ZIP$1,022,269,000

Land area

Land area14.97 sq miThis ZIP14.97 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 40214

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ZIP codes near 40214

ZIPCityDistance
40215 Louisville, KY 2.9 mi
40221 Louisville, KY 3.0 mi
40209 Louisville, KY 3.4 mi
40118 Fairdale, KY 3.8 mi
40213 Louisville, KY 3.9 mi
40216 Louisville, KY 4.1 mi
40219 Louisville, KY 4.8 mi
40208 Louisville, KY 4.8 mi
40258 Louisville, KY 5.0 mi
40217 Louisville, KY 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40214?

40214 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1485, -85.7798.

What county is 40214 in?

40214 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40214?

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

What time zone is 40214 in?

40214 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40214?

About 45,405 people live in ZIP code 40214, in 18,443 households, at 3,033.5 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 40214?

$54,931 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40214?

The closest are 40215 (2.9 mi), 40221 (3 mi), 40209 (3.4 mi), 40118 (3.8 mi) and 40213 (3.9 mi).

Is 40214 a PO Box ZIP code?

40214 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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