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40291

ZIP 40291 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
Population
41,222
Coordinates
38.1261, -85.5796
☼ Live from 40291 — Louisville, KY

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Where 40291 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40291
  • 🔢 Type 40291 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGZOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,291 = 43 × 937. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110101100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40290 (Louisville, KY, 7 mi away) and 40292 (Louisville, KY, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40291 becomes 19204, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02149, 02914, 04219, 04291, 04912, 04921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09142 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,549 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯707 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40291 and you would come out at 38.13°S, 94.42°E — 1,282 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 22.6 square miles of land, 40291 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,222This ZIP41,222
Households16,591This ZIP16,591
Housing units17,035This ZIP17,035
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$81,267This ZIP$81,267Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$276,900This ZIP$276,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,207This ZIP$1,207Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%This ZIP31.7%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density1,821.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,821.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments540This ZIP540
Employees4,971This ZIP4,971
Annual payroll$170,676,000This ZIP$170,676,000
Tax returns filed20,380This ZIP20,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,514,412,000This ZIP$1,514,412,000

Land area

Land area22.63 sq miThis ZIP22.63 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 40291

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ZIP codes near 40291

ZIPCityDistance
40228 Louisville, KY 3.2 mi
40299 Louisville, KY 3.8 mi
40229 Louisville, KY 5.1 mi
40218 Louisville, KY 6.1 mi
40219 Louisville, KY 6.2 mi
40129 Hillview, KY 6.3 mi
40047 Mount Washington, KY 6.4 mi
40220 Louisville, KY 6.5 mi
40201 Louisville, KY 6.8 mi
40224 Louisville, KY 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40291?

40291 is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1261, -85.5796.

What county is 40291 in?

40291 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 40291?

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

What time zone is 40291 in?

40291 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 40291?

About 41,222 people live in ZIP code 40291, in 16,591 households, at 1,821.5 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 40291?

$81,267 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40291?

The closest are 40228 (3.2 mi), 40299 (3.8 mi), 40229 (5.1 mi), 40218 (6.1 mi) and 40219 (6.2 mi).

Is 40291 a PO Box ZIP code?

40291 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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