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40468

ZIP 40468 is Perryville, Kentucky, mostly in Boyle County; area code 859; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Boyle +2 more
Metro area
Danville, KY
Population
2,084
Coordinates
37.6514, -84.9825
☼ Live from 40468 — Perryville, KY

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Where 40468 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 40468
  • 🔢 Type 40468 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BghOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,468 = 2 × 2 × 67 × 151. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40464 (Parksville, KY, 6 mi away) and 40472 (Ravenna, KY, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40468 becomes 86404 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1,644 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04468, 04648, 04684, 04864, 06484, 08644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86440 in Mohave Valley, AZ, 1,651 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯747 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40468 and you would come out at 37.65°S, 95.02°E — 1,243 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 29.6 square miles of land, 40468 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,084This ZIP2,084
Households886This ZIP886
Housing units967This ZIP967
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,081This ZIP$64,081Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$172,200This ZIP$172,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,014This ZIP$1,014Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density70.5 / sq miThis ZIP70.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees74This ZIP74
Annual payroll$1,878,000This ZIP$1,878,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$49,037,000This ZIP$49,037,000

Land area

Land area29.58 sq miThis ZIP29.58 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Counties 40468 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Boyle County 79.0%
Washington County 14.3%
Mercer County 6.7%

Other place names in 40468

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ZIP codes near 40468

ZIPCityDistance
40452 Mitchellsburg, KY 3.8 mi
40328 Gravel Switch, KY 5.1 mi
40464 Parksville, KY 6.3 mi
40440 Junction City, KY 9.2 mi
40422 Danville, KY 9.6 mi
40040 Mackville, KY 9.9 mi
40330 Harrodsburg, KY 10.7 mi
40423 Danville, KY 11.5 mi
40009 Bradfordsville, KY 12.9 mi
40069 Springfield, KY 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40468?

40468 is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County, part of the Danville, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6514, -84.9825.

What county is 40468 in?

40468 spans 3 counties: Boyle County, Washington County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Boyle 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 40468?

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

What time zone is 40468 in?

40468 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40468?

About 2,084 people live in ZIP code 40468, in 886 households, at 70.5 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 40468?

$64,081 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40468?

The closest are 40452 (3.8 mi), 40328 (5.1 mi), 40464 (6.3 mi), 40440 (9.2 mi) and 40422 (9.6 mi).

Is 40468 a PO Box ZIP code?

40468 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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