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40374

ZIP 40374 is Sharpsburg, Kentucky, mostly in Bath County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bath +2 more
Metro area
Mount Sterling, KY
Population
2,562
Coordinates
38.2149, -83.9021
☼ Live from 40374 — Sharpsburg, KY

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Where 40374 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40374
  • 🔢 Type 40374 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLEOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,374 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 2243. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40372 (Salvisa, KY, 58 mi away) and 40376 (Slade, KY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40374 becomes 47304 — and that is a real ZIP code: Muncie, IN, 163 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03447, 04347, 04473, 04734, 04743, 30447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04734 in Blaine, ME, 993 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯795 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40374 and you would come out at 38.21°S, 96.10°E — 1,195 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 61.3 square miles of land, 40374 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,562This ZIP2,562
Households767This ZIP767
Housing units865This ZIP865
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$43,607This ZIP$43,607Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$115,100This ZIP$115,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$664This ZIP$664Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density41.8 / sq miThis ZIP41.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees182This ZIP182
Annual payroll$9,802,000This ZIP$9,802,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$37,205,000This ZIP$37,205,000

Land area

Land area61.35 sq miThis ZIP61.35 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Counties 40374 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Bath County 84.1%
Nicholas County 11.6%
Bourbon County 4.3%

Other place names in 40374

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ZIP codes near 40374

ZIPCityDistance
40350 Moorefield, KY 6.4 mi
40360 Owingsville, KY 8.0 mi
40311 Carlisle, KY 9.6 mi
40353 Mount Sterling, KY 10.6 mi
40366 Preston, KY 11.9 mi
40357 North Middletown, KY 12.2 mi
41081 Plummers Landing, KY 13.6 mi
41039 Ewing, KY 13.9 mi
41049 Hillsboro, KY 14.5 mi
40348 Millersburg, KY 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40374?

40374 is in Sharpsburg, Kentucky, in Bath County, part of the Mount Sterling, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2149, -83.9021.

What county is 40374 in?

40374 spans 3 counties: Bath County, Nicholas County and Bourbon County. Most of it falls in Bath 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 40374?

Sharpsburg uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40374 in?

40374 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40374?

About 2,562 people live in ZIP code 40374, in 767 households, at 41.8 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 40374?

$43,607 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40374?

The closest are 40350 (6.4 mi), 40360 (8 mi), 40311 (9.6 mi), 40353 (10.6 mi) and 40366 (11.9 mi).

Is 40374 a PO Box ZIP code?

40374 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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