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40245

ZIP 40245 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 +2 more
Population
39,835
Coordinates
38.2676, -85.4462
☼ Live from 40245 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40245 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 40245
  • 🔢 Type 40245 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,245 = 3 × 5 × 2683. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40243 (Louisville, KY, 5 mi away) and 40250 (Louisville, KY, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40245 becomes 54204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brussels, WI, 462 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02445, 02454, 04254, 05442, 20544, 24054, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04254 in Livermore Falls, ME, 899 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯712 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40245 and you would come out at 38.27°S, 94.55°E — 1,277 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 32.6 square miles of land, 40245 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,835This ZIP39,835
Households15,048This ZIP15,048
Housing units15,493This ZIP15,493
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$122,948This ZIP$122,948Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$445,300This ZIP$445,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,688This ZIP$1,688Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.3%This ZIP59.3%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density1,222.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,222.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments747This ZIP747
Employees17,109This ZIP17,109
Annual payroll$955,130,000This ZIP$955,130,000
Tax returns filed18,930This ZIP18,930
Total adjusted gross income$2,670,933,000This ZIP$2,670,933,000

Land area

Land area32.60 sq miThis ZIP32.60 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi

Counties 40245 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 72.2%
Shelby County 27.4%
Oldham County 0.4%

Other place names in 40245

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ZIP codes near 40245

ZIPCityDistance
40018 Eastwood, KY 2.4 mi
40056 Pewee Valley, KY 3.6 mi
40067 Simpsonville, KY 5.1 mi
40243 Louisville, KY 5.1 mi
40014 Crestwood, KY 5.1 mi
40223 Louisville, KY 5.1 mi
40023 Fisherville, KY 7.3 mi
40010 Buckner, KY 7.3 mi
40241 Louisville, KY 7.4 mi
40242 Louisville, KY 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40245?

40245 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2676, -85.4462.

What county is 40245 in?

40245 spans 3 counties: Jefferson County, Shelby 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 40245?

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

What time zone is 40245 in?

40245 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40245?

About 39,835 people live in ZIP code 40245, in 15,048 households, at 1,222.0 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 40245?

$122,948 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40245?

The closest are 40018 (2.4 mi), 40056 (3.6 mi), 40067 (5.1 mi), 40243 (5.1 mi) and 40014 (5.1 mi).

Is 40245 a PO Box ZIP code?

40245 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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