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40456

ZIP 40456 is Mount Vernon, Kentucky, in Rockcastle County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockcastle
Metro area
Richmond-Berea, KY
Population
8,370
Coordinates
37.3535, -84.3195
☼ Live from 40456 — Mount Vernon, KY

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Where 40456 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 40456
  • 🔢 Type 40456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 389. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40452 (Mitchellsburg, KY, 39 mi away) and 40460 (Orlando, KY, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40456 becomes 65404, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04456, 04564, 04645, 04654, 05446, 05464, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04654 in Machias, ME, 1,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯788 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40456 and you would come out at 37.35°S, 95.68°E — 1,203 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 162.7 square miles of land, 40456 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 124 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,370This ZIP8,370
Households3,645This ZIP3,645
Housing units4,054This ZIP4,054
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,907This ZIP$46,907Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$156,300This ZIP$156,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$648This ZIP$648Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density51.4 / sq miThis ZIP51.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees2,775This ZIP2,775
Annual payroll$112,388,000This ZIP$112,388,000
Tax returns filed3,460This ZIP3,460
Total adjusted gross income$180,105,000This ZIP$180,105,000

Land area

Land area162.75 sq miThis ZIP162.75 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 40456

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

ZIP codes near 40456

ZIPCityDistance
40473 Renfro Valley, KY 2.5 mi
40460 Orlando, KY 4.7 mi
40492 Wildie, KY 4.9 mi
40445 Livingston, KY 6.2 mi
40409 Brodhead, KY 6.4 mi
40419 Crab Orchard, KY 11.0 mi
40729 East Bernstadt, KY 11.7 mi
40481 Sandgap, KY 14.3 mi
40405 Bighill, KY 15.2 mi
40404 Berea, KY 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40456?

40456 is in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, in Rockcastle County, part of the Richmond-Berea, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3535, -84.3195.

What county is 40456 in?

40456 lies in Rockcastle County.

What area code is 40456?

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

What time zone is 40456 in?

40456 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40456?

About 8,370 people live in ZIP code 40456, in 3,645 households, at 51.4 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 40456?

$46,907 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40456?

The closest are 40473 (2.5 mi), 40460 (4.7 mi), 40492 (4.9 mi), 40445 (6.2 mi) and 40409 (6.4 mi).

Is 40456 a PO Box ZIP code?

40456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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