40526
ZIP 40526 is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County; area code 859; Eastern time. Lexington has 39 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Fayette
- Metro area
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Population
- 2,383
- Coordinates
- 38.0297, -84.5014
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Where 40526 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 40526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,526 = 2 × 23 × 881. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111001001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40524 (Lexington, KY, 2 mi away) and 40533 (Lexington, KY, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40526 becomes 62504, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04652 in Lubec, ME, 1,015 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯766 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40526 and you would come out at 38.03°S, 95.50°E — 1,224 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
- 📏 At 0.061 square miles of land, 40526 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 30 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,383This ZIP2,383 |
|---|---|
| Households | 14This ZIP14 |
| Housing units | 42This ZIP42 |
| Median age | 19.2This ZIP19.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 68.3%This ZIP68.3% |
| Mean commute | 13.8 minThis ZIP13.8 min |
| Population density | 39,065.6 / sq miThis ZIP39,065.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 176This ZIP176 |
| Annual payroll | $10,982,000This ZIP$10,982,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 40526
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40526
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40536 | Lexington, KY | 0.3 mi |
40506 | Lexington, KY | 0.3 mi |
40507 | Lexington, KY | 1.2 mi |
40512 | Lexington, KY | 1.6 mi |
40522 | Lexington, KY | 1.6 mi |
40523 | Lexington, KY | 1.6 mi |
40524 | Lexington, KY | 1.6 mi |
40533 | Lexington, KY | 1.6 mi |
40544 | Lexington, KY | 1.6 mi |
40546 | Lexington, KY | 1.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40526?
40526 is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County, part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0297, -84.5014.
What county is 40526 in?
40526 lies in Fayette County.
What area code is 40526?
Lexington uses area code 859, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40526 in?
40526 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40526?
About 2,383 people live in ZIP code 40526, in 14 households, at 39,065.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 40526?
The closest are 40536 (0.3 mi), 40506 (0.3 mi), 40507 (1.2 mi), 40512 (1.6 mi) and 40522 (1.6 mi).
Is 40526 a PO Box ZIP code?
40526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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