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40220

ZIP 40220 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
35,078
Coordinates
38.2154, -85.6187
☼ Live from 40220 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40220 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40220
  • 🔢 Type 40220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,220 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2011. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40219 (Louisville, KY, 7 mi away) and 40221 (Louisville, KY, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40220 becomes 02204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boston, MA, 824 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02204, 02420, 04022, 04220, 20024, 20042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04220 in Buckfield, ME, 897 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯704 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40220 and you would come out at 38.22°S, 94.38°E — 1,286 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 7.7 square miles of land, 40220 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,078This ZIP35,078
Households15,591This ZIP15,591
Housing units16,315This ZIP16,315
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,434This ZIP$78,434Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$264,200This ZIP$264,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,229This ZIP$1,229Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%This ZIP44.7%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density4,580.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,580.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments643This ZIP643
Employees9,424This ZIP9,424
Annual payroll$451,631,000This ZIP$451,631,000
Tax returns filed16,800This ZIP16,800
Total adjusted gross income$1,116,408,000This ZIP$1,116,408,000

Land area

Land area7.66 sq miThis ZIP7.66 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 40220

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ZIP codes near 40220

ZIPCityDistance
40218 Louisville, KY 2.8 mi
40222 Louisville, KY 3.4 mi
40205 Louisville, KY 3.5 mi
40201 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi
40224 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi
40225 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi
40232 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi
40233 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi
40250 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi
40251 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40220?

40220 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2154, -85.6187.

What county is 40220 in?

40220 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40220?

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

What time zone is 40220 in?

40220 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40220?

About 35,078 people live in ZIP code 40220, in 15,591 households, at 4,580.0 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 40220?

$78,434 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40220?

The closest are 40218 (2.8 mi), 40222 (3.4 mi), 40205 (3.5 mi), 40201 (3.6 mi) and 40224 (3.6 mi).

Is 40220 a PO Box ZIP code?

40220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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