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40272

ZIP 40272 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
38,289
Coordinates
38.0785, -85.8531
☼ Live from 40272 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40272 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40272
  • 🔢 Type 40272 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,272 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 839. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40270 (Louisville, KY, 13 mi away) and 40280 (Louisville, KY, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40272 becomes 27204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Asheboro, NC, 374 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04227 in East Dixfield, ME, 921 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯694 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40272 and you would come out at 38.08°S, 94.15°E — 1,296 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 33.3 square miles of land, 40272 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,289This ZIP38,289
Households14,313This ZIP14,313
Housing units15,400This ZIP15,400
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,940This ZIP$69,940Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$176,200This ZIP$176,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,203This ZIP$1,203Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density1,150.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,150.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments400This ZIP400
Employees4,867This ZIP4,867
Annual payroll$213,983,000This ZIP$213,983,000
Tax returns filed17,450This ZIP17,450
Total adjusted gross income$955,933,000This ZIP$955,933,000

Land area

Land area33.28 sq miThis ZIP33.28 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 40272 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 95.6%
Bullitt County 4.4%

Other place names in 40272

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ZIP codes near 40272

ZIPCityDistance
40258 Louisville, KY 4.9 mi
40118 Fairdale, KY 5.3 mi
40109 Brooks, KY 5.7 mi
40214 Louisville, KY 6.3 mi
40177 West Point, KY 6.5 mi
47117 Elizabeth, IN 6.5 mi
40216 Louisville, KY 7.5 mi
40215 Louisville, KY 8.6 mi
40221 Louisville, KY 9.2 mi
40129 Hillview, KY 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40272?

40272 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0785, -85.8531.

What county is 40272 in?

40272 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 40272?

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

What time zone is 40272 in?

40272 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40272?

About 38,289 people live in ZIP code 40272, in 14,313 households, at 1,150.5 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 40272?

$69,940 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40272?

The closest are 40258 (4.9 mi), 40118 (5.3 mi), 40109 (5.7 mi), 40214 (6.3 mi) and 40177 (6.5 mi).

Is 40272 a PO Box ZIP code?

40272 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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