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40472

ZIP 40472 is Ravenna, Kentucky, in Estill County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Estill
Metro area
Richmond-Berea, KY
Population
1,276
Coordinates
37.7321, -83.8597
☼ Live from 40472 — Ravenna, KY

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Where 40472 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40472
  • 🔢 Type 40472 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLhOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,472 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5059. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111000011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40468 (Perryville, KY, 62 mi away) and 40473 (Renfro Valley, KY, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40472 becomes 27404 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greensboro, NC, 252 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02447, 02474, 02744, 04274, 04427, 04472, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04742 in Fort Fairfield, ME, 1,026 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯805 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40472 and you would come out at 37.73°S, 96.14°E — 1,185 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 45.1 square miles of land, 40472 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,276This ZIP1,276
Households587This ZIP587
Housing units723This ZIP723
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$41,328This ZIP$41,328Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$101,700This ZIP$101,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density28.3 / sq miThis ZIP28.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$2,336,000This ZIP$2,336,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$24,649,000This ZIP$24,649,000

Land area

Land area45.14 sq miThis ZIP45.14 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 40472

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ZIP codes near 40472

ZIPCityDistance
40380 Stanton, KY 6.6 mi
40336 Irvine, KY 7.9 mi
40312 Clay City, KY 8.7 mi
40376 Slade, KY 9.0 mi
41397 Zoe, KY 11.6 mi
41365 Rogers, KY 12.7 mi
41311 Beattyville, KY 13.2 mi
41360 Pine Ridge, KY 14.2 mi
40337 Jeffersonville, KY 14.5 mi
40385 Waco, KY 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40472?

40472 is in Ravenna, Kentucky, in Estill County, part of the Richmond-Berea, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7321, -83.8597.

What county is 40472 in?

40472 lies in Estill County.

What area code is 40472?

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

What time zone is 40472 in?

40472 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40472?

About 1,276 people live in ZIP code 40472, in 587 households, at 28.3 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 40472?

$41,328 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40472?

The closest are 40380 (6.6 mi), 40336 (7.9 mi), 40312 (8.7 mi), 40376 (9 mi) and 41397 (11.6 mi).

Is 40472 a PO Box ZIP code?

40472 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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