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40759

ZIP 40759 is Rockholds, Kentucky, mostly in Whitley County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Whitley +1 more
Metro area
Corbin, KY
Population
3,122
Coordinates
36.8130, -84.0571
☼ Live from 40759 — Rockholds, KY

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Where 40759 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 40759
  • 🔢 Type 40759 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSLOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 40759 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111100110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40755 (Pittsburg, KY, 25 mi away) and 40763 (Siler, KY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40759 becomes 95704, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04579, 04957, 04975, 05479, 07495, 07945, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09754 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,157 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯813 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40759 and you would come out at 36.81°S, 95.94°E — 1,182 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 49.2 square miles of land, 40759 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,122This ZIP3,122
Households1,058This ZIP1,058
Housing units1,250This ZIP1,250
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$34,909This ZIP$34,909Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$97,300This ZIP$97,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$737This ZIP$737Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density63.5 / sq miThis ZIP63.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$1,724,000This ZIP$1,724,000
Tax returns filed860This ZIP860
Total adjusted gross income$36,854,000This ZIP$36,854,000

Land area

Land area49.17 sq miThis ZIP49.17 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 40759 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Whitley County 84.5%
Knox County 15.4%

Other place names in 40759

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

ZIP codes near 40759

ZIPCityDistance
40771 Woodbine, KY 3.6 mi
40921 Bryants Store, KY 8.7 mi
40730 Emlyn, KY 8.9 mi
40702 Corbin, KY 9.0 mi
40734 Gray, KY 9.3 mi
40701 Corbin, KY 9.3 mi
40769 Williamsburg, KY 10.5 mi
40763 Siler, KY 11.2 mi
40906 Barbourville, KY 11.3 mi
40949 Heidrick, KY 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40759?

40759 is in Rockholds, Kentucky, in Whitley County, part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8130, -84.0571.

What county is 40759 in?

40759 spans 2 counties: Whitley 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 40759?

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

What time zone is 40759 in?

40759 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40759?

About 3,122 people live in ZIP code 40759, in 1,058 households, at 63.5 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 40759?

$34,909 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40759?

The closest are 40771 (3.6 mi), 40921 (8.7 mi), 40730 (8.9 mi), 40702 (9 mi) and 40734 (9.3 mi).

Is 40759 a PO Box ZIP code?

40759 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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