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Where 40701 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 40701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,701 = 3 × 13567. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111011111101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40622 (Frankfort, KY, 97 mi away) and 40702 (Corbin, KY, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40701 becomes 10704 — and that is a real ZIP code: Yonkers, NY, 619 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00714, 00741, 01074, 01470, 01704, 01740, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00741 in Punta Santiago, PR, 1,711 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
- 🎯805 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40701 and you would come out at 36.91°S, 95.83°E — 1,189 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 150.6 square miles of land, 40701 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 114 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30,526This ZIP30,526 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,374This ZIP12,374 |
| Housing units | 13,659This ZIP13,659 |
| Median age | 40.8This ZIP40.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $47,204This ZIP$47,204Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $160,700This ZIP$160,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $747This ZIP$747Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.3%This ZIP20.3% |
| Mean commute | 23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min |
| Population density | 202.7 / sq miThis ZIP202.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 709This ZIP709 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11,127This ZIP11,127 |
| Annual payroll | $497,718,000This ZIP$497,718,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 11,850This ZIP11,850 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $634,027,000This ZIP$634,027,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 150.62 sq miThis ZIP150.62 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 7.81 sq miThis ZIP7.81 sq mi |
Counties 40701 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Whitley County | 61.4% |
| Laurel County | 20.2% |
| Knox County | 18.3% |
Other place names in 40701
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40701
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40702 | Corbin, KY | 4.0 mi |
40737 | Keavy, KY | 6.8 mi |
40771 | Woodbine, KY | 8.0 mi |
40744 | London, KY | 8.8 mi |
40759 | Rockholds, KY | 9.3 mi |
40740 | Lily, KY | 10.3 mi |
40734 | Gray, KY | 10.7 mi |
42634 | Parkers Lake, KY | 14.1 mi |
40769 | Williamsburg, KY | 14.5 mi |
40730 | Emlyn, KY | 14.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40701?
40701 is in Corbin, Kentucky, in Whitley County, part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9136, -84.1681.
What county is 40701 in?
40701 spans 3 counties: Whitley County, Laurel County and Knox County. Most of it falls in Whitley 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 40701?
Corbin uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40701 in?
40701 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40701?
About 30,526 people live in ZIP code 40701, in 12,374 households, at 202.7 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 40701?
$47,204 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40701?
The closest are 40702 (4 mi), 40737 (6.8 mi), 40771 (8 mi), 40744 (8.8 mi) and 40759 (9.3 mi).
Is 40701 a PO Box ZIP code?
40701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “40701 ZIP Code — Corbin, Kentucky (Whitley County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/40701
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