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40601

ZIP 40601 is in Frankfort, Kentucky, mostly in Franklin County; area code 502; Eastern time. Frankfort has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +3 more
Metro area
Frankfort, KY
Population
51,893
Coordinates
38.2349, -84.8688
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Where 40601 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 40601
  • 🔢 Type 40601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,601 = 11 × 3691. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111010011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40598 (Lexington, KY, 21 mi away) and 40602 (Frankfort, KY, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40601 becomes 10604 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Harrison, NY, 623 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00614, 00641, 01460, 01604, 04016, 04061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00641 in Utuado, PR, 1,761 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯743 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40601 and you would come out at 38.23°S, 95.13°E — 1,246 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 217.6 square miles of land, 40601 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 165 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,893This ZIP51,893
Households22,836This ZIP22,836
Housing units24,298This ZIP24,298
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,732This ZIP$65,732Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$216,700This ZIP$216,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$966This ZIP$966Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%This ZIP31.9%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density238.4 / sq miThis ZIP238.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,263This ZIP1,263
Employees16,663This ZIP16,663
Annual payroll$833,760,000This ZIP$833,760,000
Tax returns filed24,870This ZIP24,870
Total adjusted gross income$1,643,394,000This ZIP$1,643,394,000

Land area

Land area217.63 sq miThis ZIP217.63 sq mi
Water area4.03 sq miThis ZIP4.03 sq mi

Counties 40601 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 88.7%
Woodford County 5.9%
Shelby County 4.4%
Henry County 0.9%

Other place names in 40601

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 40601

ZIPCityDistance
40602 Frankfort, KY 0.3 mi
40603 Frankfort, KY 0.3 mi
40604 Frankfort, KY 0.3 mi
40618 Frankfort, KY 0.3 mi
40619 Frankfort, KY 0.3 mi
40620 Frankfort, KY 0.3 mi
40621 Frankfort, KY 2.4 mi
40622 Frankfort, KY 2.4 mi
40347 Midway, KY 9.3 mi
40003 Bagdad, KY 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40601?

40601 is in Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County, part of the Frankfort, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2349, -84.8688.

What county is 40601 in?

40601 spans 4 counties: Franklin County, Woodford County, Shelby County and Henry County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 40601?

Frankfort uses area code 502, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40601 in?

40601 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40601?

About 51,893 people live in ZIP code 40601, in 22,836 households, at 238.4 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 40601?

$65,732 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40601?

The closest are 40602 (0.3 mi), 40603 (0.3 mi), 40604 (0.3 mi), 40618 (0.3 mi) and 40619 (0.3 mi).

Is 40601 a PO Box ZIP code?

40601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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