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Where 40361 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 40361 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgEOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 40361 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001110110101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40360 (Owingsville, KY, 24 mi away) and 40362 (Paris, KY, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40361 becomes 16304, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01346, 01364, 01436, 01463, 03461, 04613, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34061 in FPO AA, a military post office, 2,042 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
- 🎯779 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40361 and you would come out at 38.20°S, 95.79°E — 1,211 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
- 📏 At 257.1 square miles of land, 40361 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 195 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 18,361This ZIP18,361 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,254This ZIP7,254 |
| Housing units | 8,177This ZIP8,177 |
| Median age | 40.4This ZIP40.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $63,333This ZIP$63,333Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $233,000This ZIP$233,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $850This ZIP$850Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.6%This ZIP26.6% |
| Mean commute | 24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min |
| Population density | 71.4 / sq miThis ZIP71.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 338This ZIP338 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 4,799This ZIP4,799 |
| Annual payroll | $254,306,000This ZIP$254,306,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 7,850This ZIP7,850 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $550,018,000This ZIP$550,018,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 257.14 sq miThis ZIP257.14 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.68 sq miThis ZIP1.68 sq mi |
Counties 40361 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Bourbon County | 97.7% |
| Harrison County | 1.2% |
| Fayette County | 0.8% |
| Nicholas County | 0.3% |
| Montgomery County | 0.1% |
Other place names in 40361
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40361
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40362 | Paris, KY | 2.4 mi |
40357 | North Middletown, KY | 6.8 mi |
40348 | Millersburg, KY | 7.8 mi |
40516 | Lexington, KY | 12.3 mi |
40511 | Lexington, KY | 14.3 mi |
40311 | Carlisle, KY | 14.6 mi |
40392 | Winchester, KY | 14.8 mi |
41031 | Cynthiana, KY | 15.3 mi |
40391 | Winchester, KY | 16.4 mi |
40505 | Lexington, KY | 16.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40361?
40361 is in Paris, Kentucky, in Bourbon County, part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2026, -84.2099.
What county is 40361 in?
40361 spans 5 counties: Bourbon County, Harrison County, Fayette County, Nicholas County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Bourbon 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 40361?
Paris uses area code 859, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40361 in?
40361 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40361?
About 18,361 people live in ZIP code 40361, in 7,254 households, at 71.4 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 40361?
$63,333 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40361?
The closest are 40362 (2.4 mi), 40357 (6.8 mi), 40348 (7.8 mi), 40516 (12.3 mi) and 40511 (14.3 mi).
Is 40361 a PO Box ZIP code?
40361 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “40361 ZIP Code — Paris, Kentucky (Bourbon County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/40361
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