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Where 40481 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 40481 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBhOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,481 = 7 × 5783. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111000100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40476 (Richmond, KY, 24 mi away) and 40484 (Stanford, KY, 33 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40481 becomes 18404, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01844, 04418, 04481, 04841, 14048, 14480, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84401 in Ogden, UT, 1,510 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
- 🎯799 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40481 and you would come out at 37.44°S, 95.92°E — 1,192 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 16.5 square miles of land, 40481 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 209This ZIP209 |
|---|---|
| Households | 85This ZIP85 |
| Housing units | 116This ZIP116 |
| Median age | 42.2This ZIP42.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $50,417This ZIP$50,417Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.4%This ZIP4.4% |
| Population density | 12.6 / sq miThis ZIP12.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 180This ZIP180 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $9,248,000This ZIP$9,248,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 16.54 sq miThis ZIP16.54 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40481
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40447 | Mc Kee, KY | 2.0 mi |
40488 | Waneta, KY | 3.3 mi |
40434 | Gray Hawk, KY | 8.5 mi |
40460 | Orlando, KY | 9.7 mi |
40405 | Bighill, KY | 10.6 mi |
40445 | Livingston, KY | 10.9 mi |
40402 | Annville, KY | 11.7 mi |
40492 | Wildie, KY | 12.1 mi |
40486 | Tyner, KY | 13.1 mi |
40403 | Berea, KY | 13.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40481?
40481 is in Sandgap, Kentucky, in Jackson County. Its published point location is 37.4386, -84.0828.
What county is 40481 in?
40481 lies in Jackson County.
What area code is 40481?
Sandgap uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40481 in?
40481 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40481?
About 209 people live in ZIP code 40481, in 85 households, at 12.6 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 40481?
$50,417 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40481?
The closest are 40447 (2 mi), 40488 (3.3 mi), 40434 (8.5 mi), 40460 (9.7 mi) and 40405 (10.6 mi).
Is 40481 a PO Box ZIP code?
40481 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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