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40356

ZIP 40356 is in Nicholasville, Kentucky, in Jessamine County; area code 859; Eastern time. Nicholasville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 40340.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jessamine
Population
45,849
Coordinates
37.8738, -84.5653
☼ Live from 40356 — Nicholasville, KY

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Where 40356 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40356
  • 🔢 Type 40356 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSEOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,356 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 59. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110110100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40355 (New Liberty, KY, 53 mi away) and 40357 (North Middletown, KY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40356 becomes 65304, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04563, 04635, 04653, 05346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04653 in Bass Harbor, ME, 950 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯765 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40356 and you would come out at 37.87°S, 95.43°E — 1,224 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 139.4 square miles of land, 40356 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,849This ZIP45,849
Households17,283This ZIP17,283
Housing units18,288This ZIP18,288
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,495This ZIP$74,495Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$268,100This ZIP$268,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,154This ZIP$1,154Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%This ZIP32.0%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density328.8 / sq miThis ZIP328.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,214This ZIP1,214
Employees14,354This ZIP14,354
Annual payroll$745,711,000This ZIP$745,711,000
Tax returns filed20,320This ZIP20,320
Total adjusted gross income$1,816,941,000This ZIP$1,816,941,000

Land area

Land area139.44 sq miThis ZIP139.44 sq mi
Water area1.60 sq miThis ZIP1.60 sq mi

Other place names in 40356

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ZIP codes near 40356

ZIPCityDistance
40340 Nicholasville, KY 0.9 mi
40390 Wilmore, KY 6.2 mi
40339 Keene, KY 6.3 mi
40514 Lexington, KY 7.6 mi
40517 Lexington, KY 8.6 mi
40515 Lexington, KY 8.8 mi
40503 Lexington, KY 9.3 mi
40513 Lexington, KY 10.1 mi
40502 Lexington, KY 10.5 mi
40506 Lexington, KY 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40356?

40356 is in Nicholasville, Kentucky, in Jessamine County, part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8738, -84.5653.

What county is 40356 in?

40356 lies in Jessamine County.

What area code is 40356?

Nicholasville uses area code 859, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40356 in?

40356 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40356?

About 45,849 people live in ZIP code 40356, in 17,283 households, at 328.8 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 40356?

$74,495 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40356?

The closest are 40340 (0.9 mi), 40390 (6.2 mi), 40339 (6.3 mi), 40514 (7.6 mi) and 40517 (8.6 mi).

Is 40356 a PO Box ZIP code?

40356 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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