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40229

ZIP 40229 is in Louisville, Kentucky, mostly in Jefferson County; area code 502; Eastern time. Louisville has 66 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Jefferson +1 more
Population
41,299
Coordinates
38.0884, -85.6604
☼ Live from 40229 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40229 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40229
  • 🔢 Type 40229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,229 = 7 × 7 × 821. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40228 (Louisville, KY, 4 mi away) and 40231 (Louisville, KY, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40229 becomes 92204, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02492, 04292, 04922, 09242, 09422, 20429, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09242 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,436 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% 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 40229 and you would come out at 38.09°S, 94.34°E — 1,286 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 17.5 square miles of land, 40229 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,299This ZIP41,299
Households15,630This ZIP15,630
Housing units16,163This ZIP16,163
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,936This ZIP$79,936Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$215,100This ZIP$215,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,301This ZIP$1,301Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density2,359.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,359.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments400This ZIP400
Employees8,463This ZIP8,463
Annual payroll$428,175,000This ZIP$428,175,000
Tax returns filed19,550This ZIP19,550
Total adjusted gross income$1,083,055,000This ZIP$1,083,055,000

Land area

Land area17.51 sq miThis ZIP17.51 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 40229 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 70.5%
Bullitt County 29.5%

Other place names in 40229

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ZIP codes near 40229

ZIPCityDistance
40129 Hillview, KY 1.2 mi
40228 Louisville, KY 3.8 mi
40219 Louisville, KY 3.8 mi
40291 Louisville, KY 5.1 mi
40109 Brooks, KY 5.2 mi
40118 Fairdale, KY 5.3 mi
40047 Mount Washington, KY 6.8 mi
40213 Louisville, KY 6.8 mi
40165 Shepherdsville, KY 6.9 mi
40218 Louisville, KY 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40229?

40229 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0884, -85.6604.

What county is 40229 in?

40229 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Bullitt County. Most of it falls in Jefferson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 40229?

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

What time zone is 40229 in?

40229 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40229?

About 41,299 people live in ZIP code 40229, in 15,630 households, at 2,359.0 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 40229?

$79,936 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40229?

The closest are 40129 (1.2 mi), 40228 (3.8 mi), 40219 (3.8 mi), 40291 (5.1 mi) and 40109 (5.2 mi).

Is 40229 a PO Box ZIP code?

40229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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