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40216

ZIP 40216 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
44,047
Coordinates
38.1861, -85.8388
☼ Live from 40216 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40216
  • 🔢 Type 40216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 457. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40215 (Louisville, KY, 3 mi away) and 40217 (Louisville, KY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40216 becomes 61204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rock Island, IL, 344 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04612 in Bernard, ME, 997 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% 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 40216 and you would come out at 38.19°S, 94.16°E — 1,297 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 15.7 square miles of land, 40216 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,047This ZIP44,047
Households17,342This ZIP17,342
Housing units18,895This ZIP18,895
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,441This ZIP$56,441Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$167,100This ZIP$167,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$945This ZIP$945Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density2,814.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,814.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments606This ZIP606
Employees10,317This ZIP10,317
Annual payroll$543,092,000This ZIP$543,092,000
Tax returns filed20,440This ZIP20,440
Total adjusted gross income$914,742,000This ZIP$914,742,000

Land area

Land area15.65 sq miThis ZIP15.65 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 40216

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ZIP codes near 40216

ZIPCityDistance
40215 Louisville, KY 2.9 mi
40258 Louisville, KY 3.1 mi
40211 Louisville, KY 3.5 mi
40214 Louisville, KY 4.1 mi
40210 Louisville, KY 4.3 mi
40208 Louisville, KY 4.5 mi
40221 Louisville, KY 4.7 mi
40209 Louisville, KY 5.6 mi
40217 Louisville, KY 5.9 mi
40212 Louisville, KY 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40216?

40216 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1861, -85.8388.

What county is 40216 in?

40216 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40216?

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

What time zone is 40216 in?

40216 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40216?

About 44,047 people live in ZIP code 40216, in 17,342 households, at 2,814.0 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 40216?

$56,441 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40216?

The closest are 40215 (2.9 mi), 40258 (3.1 mi), 40211 (3.5 mi), 40214 (4.1 mi) and 40210 (4.3 mi).

Is 40216 a PO Box ZIP code?

40216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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