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40241

ZIP 40241 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
30,696
Coordinates
38.3000, -85.5757
☼ Live from 40241 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40241 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 40241
  • 🔢 Type 40241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 40241 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40233 (Louisville, KY, 9 mi away) and 40242 (Louisville, KY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40241 becomes 14204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo, NY, 473 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01244, 02144, 04124, 04241, 04412, 04421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04412 in Brewer, ME, 977 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯705 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40241 and you would come out at 38.30°S, 94.42°E — 1,285 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 13.1 square miles of land, 40241 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,696This ZIP30,696
Households13,288This ZIP13,288
Housing units13,731This ZIP13,731
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$94,078This ZIP$94,078Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$373,900This ZIP$373,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,465This ZIP$1,465Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.8%This ZIP57.8%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density2,344.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,344.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments820This ZIP820
Employees21,693This ZIP21,693
Annual payroll$1,500,106,000This ZIP$1,500,106,000
Tax returns filed15,960This ZIP15,960
Total adjusted gross income$1,967,391,000This ZIP$1,967,391,000

Land area

Land area13.10 sq miThis ZIP13.10 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 40241 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 97.8%
Oldham County 2.2%

Other place names in 40241

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ZIP codes near 40241

ZIPCityDistance
40242 Louisville, KY 1.8 mi
40222 Louisville, KY 3.1 mi
40223 Louisville, KY 3.5 mi
40027 Harrods Creek, KY 3.7 mi
40059 Prospect, KY 3.9 mi
40025 Glenview, KY 4.1 mi
40243 Louisville, KY 4.7 mi
40056 Pewee Valley, KY 4.8 mi
40207 Louisville, KY 5.1 mi
40041 Masonic Home, KY 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40241?

40241 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3000, -85.5757.

What county is 40241 in?

40241 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Oldham 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 40241?

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

What time zone is 40241 in?

40241 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40241?

About 30,696 people live in ZIP code 40241, in 13,288 households, at 2,344.1 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 40241?

$94,078 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40241?

The closest are 40242 (1.8 mi), 40222 (3.1 mi), 40223 (3.5 mi), 40027 (3.7 mi) and 40059 (3.9 mi).

Is 40241 a PO Box ZIP code?

40241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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