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40729

ZIP 40729 is East Bernstadt, Kentucky, in Laurel County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Laurel
Metro area
Corbin, KY
Population
5,799
Coordinates
37.2480, -84.1527
☼ Live from 40729 — East Bernstadt, KY

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Where 40729 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40729
  • 🔢 Type 40729 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZLOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,729 = 13 × 13 × 241. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111100011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40724 (Bush, KY, 19 mi away) and 40730 (Emlyn, KY, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40729 becomes 92704 — and that is a real ZIP code: Santa Ana, CA, 1,904 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02479, 04927, 04972, 07924, 09472, 09724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09724 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,225 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯799 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40729 and you would come out at 37.25°S, 95.85°E — 1,193 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 75.1 square miles of land, 40729 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,799This ZIP5,799
Households2,265This ZIP2,265
Housing units2,551This ZIP2,551
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,077This ZIP$47,077Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$104,700This ZIP$104,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$693This ZIP$693Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density77.3 / sq miThis ZIP77.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees992This ZIP992
Annual payroll$45,744,000This ZIP$45,744,000
Tax returns filed2,250This ZIP2,250
Total adjusted gross income$112,841,000This ZIP$112,841,000

Land area

Land area75.05 sq miThis ZIP75.05 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Other place names in 40729

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ZIP codes near 40729

ZIPCityDistance
40755 Pittsburg, KY 5.9 mi
40445 Livingston, KY 6.0 mi
40742 London, KY 7.9 mi
40745 London, KY 7.9 mi
40741 London, KY 8.1 mi
40750 London, KY 9.1 mi
40743 London, KY 9.8 mi
40402 Annville, KY 10.1 mi
40460 Orlando, KY 11.2 mi
40456 Mount Vernon, KY 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40729?

40729 is in East Bernstadt, Kentucky, in Laurel County, part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2480, -84.1527.

What county is 40729 in?

40729 lies in Laurel County.

What area code is 40729?

East Bernstadt uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40729 in?

40729 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40729?

About 5,799 people live in ZIP code 40729, in 2,265 households, at 77.3 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 40729?

$47,077 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40729?

The closest are 40755 (5.9 mi), 40445 (6 mi), 40742 (7.9 mi), 40745 (7.9 mi) and 40741 (8.1 mi).

Is 40729 a PO Box ZIP code?

40729 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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