40734
ZIP 40734 is Gray, Kentucky, mostly in Knox County; area code 606; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Knox +1 more
- Metro area
- Corbin, KY
- Population
- 3,602
- Coordinates
- 36.9299, -83.9750
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Where 40734 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 40734 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hELOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,734 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 31 × 73. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111100011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40730 (Emlyn, KY, 18 mi away) and 40737 (Keavy, KY, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40734 becomes 43704, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03447, 04347, 04473, 04734, 04743, 30447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04734 in Blaine, ME, 1,056 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
- 🎯815 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40734 and you would come out at 36.93°S, 96.02°E — 1,179 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 45.4 square miles of land, 40734 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,602This ZIP3,602 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,300This ZIP1,300 |
| Housing units | 1,521This ZIP1,521 |
| Median age | 42.3This ZIP42.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,500This ZIP$42,500Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $131,700This ZIP$131,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $697This ZIP$697Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.7%This ZIP7.7% |
| Mean commute | 21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min |
| Population density | 79.3 / sq miThis ZIP79.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 27This ZIP27 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 611This ZIP611 |
| Annual payroll | $32,032,000This ZIP$32,032,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,400This ZIP1,400 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $63,936,000This ZIP$63,936,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 45.43 sq miThis ZIP45.43 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
Counties 40734 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Knox County | 95.6% |
| Laurel County | 4.4% |
ZIP codes near 40734
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40771 | Woodbine, KY | 5.8 mi |
40906 | Barbourville, KY | 6.2 mi |
40949 | Heidrick, KY | 6.2 mi |
40702 | Corbin, KY | 7.1 mi |
40740 | Lily, KY | 7.1 mi |
40923 | Cannon, KY | 7.2 mi |
40943 | Girdler, KY | 7.3 mi |
40946 | Green Road, KY | 8.5 mi |
40759 | Rockholds, KY | 9.3 mi |
40915 | Bimble, KY | 9.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40734?
40734 is in Gray, Kentucky, in Knox County, part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9299, -83.9750.
What county is 40734 in?
40734 spans 2 counties: Knox County and Laurel County. Most of it falls in Knox 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 40734?
Gray uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40734 in?
40734 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40734?
About 3,602 people live in ZIP code 40734, in 1,300 households, at 79.3 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 40734?
$42,500 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40734?
The closest are 40771 (5.8 mi), 40906 (6.2 mi), 40949 (6.2 mi), 40702 (7.1 mi) and 40740 (7.1 mi).
Is 40734 a PO Box ZIP code?
40734 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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