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40515

ZIP 40515 is in Lexington, Kentucky, mostly in Fayette County; area code 859; Eastern time. Lexington has 39 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fayette +2 more
Population
37,384
Coordinates
37.9156, -84.4122
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Where 40515 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 40515
  • 🔢 Type 40515 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SISOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,515 = 3 × 5 × 37 × 73. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40514 (Lexington, KY, 10 mi away) and 40516 (Lexington, KY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40515 becomes 51504, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01545, 04551, 05154, 05451, 10455, 10545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04551 in Bremen, ME, 885 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯773 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40515 and you would come out at 37.92°S, 95.59°E — 1,217 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 55.4 square miles of land, 40515 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,384This ZIP37,384
Households15,183This ZIP15,183
Housing units16,074This ZIP16,074
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$86,268This ZIP$86,268Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$340,500This ZIP$340,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,361This ZIP$1,361Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%This ZIP52.9%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density675.3 / sq miThis ZIP675.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments474This ZIP474
Employees3,643This ZIP3,643
Annual payroll$158,403,000This ZIP$158,403,000
Tax returns filed17,640This ZIP17,640
Total adjusted gross income$1,761,459,000This ZIP$1,761,459,000

Land area

Land area55.36 sq miThis ZIP55.36 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 40515 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fayette County 85.5%
Clark County 8.0%
Jessamine County 6.5%

Other place names in 40515

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ZIP codes near 40515

ZIPCityDistance
40509 Lexington, KY 6.0 mi
40517 Lexington, KY 6.3 mi
40502 Lexington, KY 7.6 mi
40512 Lexington, KY 8.4 mi
40522 Lexington, KY 8.4 mi
40523 Lexington, KY 8.4 mi
40524 Lexington, KY 8.4 mi
40533 Lexington, KY 8.4 mi
40544 Lexington, KY 8.4 mi
40546 Lexington, KY 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40515?

40515 is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County, part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9156, -84.4122.

What county is 40515 in?

40515 spans 3 counties: Fayette County, Clark County and Jessamine County. Most of it falls in Fayette 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 40515?

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

What time zone is 40515 in?

40515 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40515?

About 37,384 people live in ZIP code 40515, in 15,183 households, at 675.3 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 40515?

$86,268 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40515?

The closest are 40509 (6 mi), 40517 (6.3 mi), 40502 (7.6 mi), 40512 (8.4 mi) and 40522 (8.4 mi).

Is 40515 a PO Box ZIP code?

40515 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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