40280
ZIP 40280 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
- Metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Population
- 182
- Coordinates
- 38.2477, -85.6869
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Where 40280 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.
- 🔢 Type 40280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 19 × 53. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001110101011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40272 (Louisville, KY, 15 mi away) and 40281 (Louisville, KY, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40280 becomes 08204 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cape May, NJ, 583 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00824, 02048, 02804, 02840, 04028, 04082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00824 in Christiansted, VI, 1,901 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
- 🎯700 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40280 and you would come out at 38.25°S, 94.31°E — 1,290 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
- 📏 At 0.071 square miles of land, 40280 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 34 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 182This ZIP182 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 20.1This ZIP20.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 15.9 minThis ZIP15.9 min |
| Population density | 2,563.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,563.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 843This ZIP843 |
| Annual payroll | $23,013,000This ZIP$23,013,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 40280
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40280
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40206 | Louisville, KY | 1.0 mi |
40041 | Masonic Home, KY | 1.3 mi |
40205 | Louisville, KY | 1.7 mi |
40207 | Louisville, KY | 2.0 mi |
40204 | Louisville, KY | 2.0 mi |
40217 | Louisville, KY | 3.5 mi |
40202 | Louisville, KY | 3.5 mi |
40231 | Louisville, KY | 3.6 mi |
47132 | Jeffersonville, IN | 3.6 mi |
47133 | Jeffersonville, IN | 3.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40280?
40280 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2477, -85.6869.
What county is 40280 in?
40280 lies in Jefferson County.
What area code is 40280?
Louisville uses area code 502, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40280 in?
40280 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.
How many people live in 40280?
About 182 people live in ZIP code 40280, at 2,563.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 40280?
The closest are 40206 (1 mi), 40041 (1.3 mi), 40205 (1.7 mi), 40207 (2 mi) and 40204 (2 mi).
Is 40280 a PO Box ZIP code?
40280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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