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40403

ZIP 40403 is in Berea, Kentucky, mostly in Madison County; area code 859; Eastern time. Berea has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 40404.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Madison +2 more
Metro area
Richmond-Berea, KY
Population
27,607
Coordinates
37.5707, -84.2638
☼ Live from 40403 — Berea, KY

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Where 40403 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 40403
  • 🔢 Type 40403 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOhOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,403 = 11 × 3673. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001110111010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40402 (Annville, KY, 25 mi away) and 40404 (Berea, KY, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40403 becomes 30404, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03044, 03440, 04034, 04043, 04430, 30044, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34004 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,994 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯787 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40403 and you would come out at 37.57°S, 95.74°E — 1,204 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 111.0 square miles of land, 40403 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,607This ZIP27,607
Households10,414This ZIP10,414
Housing units11,355This ZIP11,355
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,771This ZIP$61,771Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$200,200This ZIP$200,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$834This ZIP$834Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density248.7 / sq miThis ZIP248.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments435This ZIP435
Employees6,076This ZIP6,076
Annual payroll$269,367,000This ZIP$269,367,000
Tax returns filed11,360This ZIP11,360
Total adjusted gross income$660,193,000This ZIP$660,193,000

Land area

Land area111.00 sq miThis ZIP111.00 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 40403 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 76.5%
Garrard County 14.4%
Rockcastle County 9.1%

Other place names in 40403

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 40403

ZIPCityDistance
40404 Berea, KY 1.5 mi
40405 Bighill, KY 3.2 mi
40461 Paint Lick, KY 7.8 mi
40492 Wildie, KY 10.4 mi
40476 Richmond, KY 12.4 mi
40460 Orlando, KY 12.4 mi
40473 Renfro Valley, KY 13.2 mi
40475 Richmond, KY 13.4 mi
40481 Sandgap, KY 13.5 mi
40385 Waco, KY 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40403?

40403 is in Berea, Kentucky, in Madison County, part of the Richmond-Berea, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5707, -84.2638.

What county is 40403 in?

40403 spans 3 counties: Madison County, Garrard County and Rockcastle County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 40403?

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

What time zone is 40403 in?

40403 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40403?

About 27,607 people live in ZIP code 40403, in 10,414 households, at 248.7 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 40403?

$61,771 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40403?

The closest are 40404 (1.5 mi), 40405 (3.2 mi), 40461 (7.8 mi), 40492 (10.4 mi) and 40476 (12.4 mi).

Is 40403 a PO Box ZIP code?

40403 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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