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40228

ZIP 40228 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
18,085
Coordinates
38.1400, -85.6358
☼ Live from 40228 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40228 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40228
  • 🔢 Type 40228 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,228 = 2 × 2 × 89 × 113. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40225 (Louisville, KY, 4 mi away) and 40229 (Louisville, KY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40228 becomes 82204, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 1,447 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 40228 and you would come out at 38.14°S, 94.36°E — 1,285 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 8.7 square miles of land, 40228 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,085This ZIP18,085
Households7,279This ZIP7,279
Housing units7,669This ZIP7,669
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,404This ZIP$79,404Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$241,300This ZIP$241,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,371This ZIP$1,371Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%This ZIP31.7%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density2,087.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,087.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments307This ZIP307
Employees3,765This ZIP3,765
Annual payroll$196,900,000This ZIP$196,900,000
Tax returns filed9,860This ZIP9,860
Total adjusted gross income$600,080,000This ZIP$600,080,000

Land area

Land area8.66 sq miThis ZIP8.66 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 40228

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ZIP codes near 40228

ZIPCityDistance
40219 Louisville, KY 3.1 mi
40291 Louisville, KY 3.2 mi
40218 Louisville, KY 3.6 mi
40229 Louisville, KY 3.8 mi
40201 Louisville, KY 4.0 mi
40224 Louisville, KY 4.0 mi
40225 Louisville, KY 4.0 mi
40232 Louisville, KY 4.0 mi
40233 Louisville, KY 4.0 mi
40250 Louisville, KY 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40228?

40228 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1400, -85.6358.

What county is 40228 in?

40228 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40228?

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

What time zone is 40228 in?

40228 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40228?

About 18,085 people live in ZIP code 40228, in 7,279 households, at 2,087.9 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 40228?

$79,404 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40228?

The closest are 40219 (3.1 mi), 40291 (3.2 mi), 40218 (3.6 mi), 40229 (3.8 mi) and 40201 (4 mi).

Is 40228 a PO Box ZIP code?

40228 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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