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Where 40404 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 40404 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOhOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆40404 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 40,404 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 37. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001110111010100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40403 (Berea, KY, 1 mi away) and 40405 (Bighill, KY, 5 mi away).
- 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (40440, 44004, 44040). The farthest-flung twin is 44004 in Ashtabula, OH, 349 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
- 🎯785 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40404 and you would come out at 37.57°S, 95.71°E — 1,205 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
- 📏 At 0.198 square miles of land, 40404 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 96 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,114This ZIP1,114 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5This ZIP5 |
| Housing units | 5This ZIP5 |
| Median age | 20.0This ZIP20.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 13.2 minThis ZIP13.2 min |
| Population density | 5,626.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,626.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 719This ZIP719 |
| Annual payroll | $39,115,000This ZIP$39,115,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 40404
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40404
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40403 | Berea, KY | 1.5 mi |
40405 | Bighill, KY | 4.7 mi |
40461 | Paint Lick, KY | 6.4 mi |
40492 | Wildie, KY | 10.4 mi |
40476 | Richmond, KY | 12.1 mi |
40460 | Orlando, KY | 12.8 mi |
40473 | Renfro Valley, KY | 13.0 mi |
40475 | Richmond, KY | 13.1 mi |
40385 | Waco, KY | 14.3 mi |
40419 | Crab Orchard, KY | 14.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40404?
40404 is in Berea, Kentucky, in Madison County, part of the Richmond-Berea, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5732, -84.2903.
What county is 40404 in?
40404 lies in Madison County.
What area code is 40404?
Berea uses area code 859, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40404 in?
40404 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40404?
About 1,114 people live in ZIP code 40404, in 5 households, at 5,626.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 40404?
The closest are 40403 (1.5 mi), 40405 (4.7 mi), 40461 (6.4 mi), 40492 (10.4 mi) and 40476 (12.1 mi).
Is 40404 a PO Box ZIP code?
40404 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “40404 ZIP Code — Berea, Kentucky (Madison County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/40404
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