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40222

ZIP 40222 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
21,470
Coordinates
38.2647, -85.6118
☼ Live from 40222 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40222
  • 🔢 Type 40222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,222 = 2 × 7 × 13 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40221 (Louisville, KY, 9 mi away) and 40223 (Louisville, KY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40222 becomes 22204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arlington, VA, 462 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04222, 20224, 20242, 20422, 22042, 22204, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04222 in Durham, ME, 895 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% 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 40222 and you would come out at 38.26°S, 94.39°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 9.5 square miles of land, 40222 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,470This ZIP21,470
Households10,047This ZIP10,047
Housing units10,935This ZIP10,935
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$82,511This ZIP$82,511Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$363,000This ZIP$363,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,426This ZIP$1,426Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.6%This ZIP58.6%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density2,270.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,270.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,168This ZIP1,168
Employees20,053This ZIP20,053
Annual payroll$1,166,709,000This ZIP$1,166,709,000
Tax returns filed11,530This ZIP11,530
Total adjusted gross income$1,477,223,000This ZIP$1,477,223,000

Land area

Land area9.46 sq miThis ZIP9.46 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 40222

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ZIP codes near 40222

ZIPCityDistance
40242 Louisville, KY 1.6 mi
40207 Louisville, KY 2.4 mi
40041 Masonic Home, KY 2.9 mi
40241 Louisville, KY 3.1 mi
40025 Glenview, KY 3.4 mi
40220 Louisville, KY 3.4 mi
40223 Louisville, KY 3.9 mi
40280 Louisville, KY 4.2 mi
40243 Louisville, KY 4.6 mi
40027 Harrods Creek, KY 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40222?

40222 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2647, -85.6118.

What county is 40222 in?

40222 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40222?

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

What time zone is 40222 in?

40222 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40222?

About 21,470 people live in ZIP code 40222, in 10,047 households, at 2,270.8 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 40222?

$82,511 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40222?

The closest are 40242 (1.6 mi), 40207 (2.4 mi), 40041 (2.9 mi), 40241 (3.1 mi) and 40025 (3.4 mi).

Is 40222 a PO Box ZIP code?

40222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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