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40217

ZIP 40217 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
11,663
Coordinates
38.2167, -85.7375
☼ Live from 40217 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40217
  • 🔢 Type 40217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,217 = 131 × 307. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40216 (Louisville, KY, 6 mi away) and 40218 (Louisville, KY, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40217 becomes 71204, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04271 in Paris, ME, 893 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 40217 and you would come out at 38.22°S, 94.26°E — 1,292 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 40217 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,663This ZIP11,663
Households6,407This ZIP6,407
Housing units6,953This ZIP6,953
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,114This ZIP$69,114Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$233,800This ZIP$233,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,175This ZIP$1,175Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.0%This ZIP52.0%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density4,863.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,863.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments292This ZIP292
Employees5,685This ZIP5,685
Annual payroll$314,498,000This ZIP$314,498,000
Tax returns filed6,320This ZIP6,320
Total adjusted gross income$367,996,000This ZIP$367,996,000

Land area

Land area2.40 sq miThis ZIP2.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 40217

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ZIP codes near 40217

ZIPCityDistance
40208 Louisville, KY 1.5 mi
40204 Louisville, KY 1.8 mi
40221 Louisville, KY 2.3 mi
40209 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40202 Louisville, KY 2.6 mi
40231 Louisville, KY 2.7 mi
40210 Louisville, KY 2.8 mi
40259 Louisville, KY 2.8 mi
40270 Louisville, KY 2.8 mi
40289 Louisville, KY 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40217?

40217 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2167, -85.7375.

What county is 40217 in?

40217 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40217?

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

What time zone is 40217 in?

40217 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40217?

About 11,663 people live in ZIP code 40217, in 6,407 households, at 4,863.6 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 40217?

$69,114 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40217?

The closest are 40208 (1.5 mi), 40204 (1.8 mi), 40221 (2.3 mi), 40209 (2.4 mi) and 40202 (2.6 mi).

Is 40217 a PO Box ZIP code?

40217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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