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Where 40310 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 40310 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIEOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,310 = 2 × 5 × 29 × 139. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001110101110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40299 (Louisville, KY, 49 mi away) and 40311 (Carlisle, KY, 58 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40310 becomes 01304, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01034, 01340, 01430, 03041, 03104, 04013, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34010 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,642 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
- 🎯756 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40310 and you would come out at 37.75°S, 95.23°E — 1,234 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
- 📏 At 0.569 square miles of land, 40310 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 275 football fields.
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- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 471This ZIP471 |
|---|---|
| Households | 181This ZIP181 |
| Housing units | 247This ZIP247 |
| Median age | 41.8This ZIP41.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $56,477This ZIP$56,477Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $126,600This ZIP$126,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $957This ZIP$957Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.3%This ZIP19.3% |
| Mean commute | 23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min |
| Population density | 827.8 / sq miThis ZIP827.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 164This ZIP164 |
| Annual payroll | $14,967,000This ZIP$14,967,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 40310
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40310
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40330 | Harrodsburg, KY | 6.8 mi |
40410 | Bryantsville, KY | 7.2 mi |
40423 | Danville, KY | 7.2 mi |
40422 | Danville, KY | 7.5 mi |
40390 | Wilmore, KY | 9.1 mi |
40444 | Lancaster, KY | 12.1 mi |
40440 | Junction City, KY | 12.4 mi |
40372 | Salvisa, KY | 12.8 mi |
40340 | Nicholasville, KY | 13.3 mi |
40468 | Perryville, KY | 13.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40310?
40310 is in Burgin, Kentucky, in Mercer County. Its published point location is 37.7500, -84.7728.
What county is 40310 in?
40310 lies in Mercer County.
What area code is 40310?
Burgin uses area code 859, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40310 in?
40310 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40310?
About 471 people live in ZIP code 40310, in 181 households, at 827.8 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 40310?
$56,477 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40310?
The closest are 40330 (6.8 mi), 40410 (7.2 mi), 40423 (7.2 mi), 40422 (7.5 mi) and 40390 (9.1 mi).
Is 40310 a PO Box ZIP code?
40310 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “40310 ZIP Code — Burgin, Kentucky (Mercer County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/40310
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