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Where 40806 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 40806 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,806 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 2267. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111101100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40803 (Asher, KY, 13 mi away) and 40807 (Benham, KY, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40806 becomes 60804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cicero, IL, 417 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04068, 04086, 04680, 04860, 06084, 06408, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84006 in Bingham Canyon, UT, 1,567 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
- 🎯851 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40806 and you would come out at 36.89°S, 96.70°E — 1,142 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 22.4 square miles of land, 40806 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,732This ZIP1,732 |
|---|---|
| Households | 784This ZIP784 |
| Housing units | 936This ZIP936 |
| Median age | 48.0This ZIP48.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $59,837This ZIP$59,837Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $99,700This ZIP$99,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $689This ZIP$689Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.3%This ZIP9.3% |
| Mean commute | 28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min |
| Population density | 77.4 / sq miThis ZIP77.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 29This ZIP29 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 176This ZIP176 |
| Annual payroll | $4,906,000This ZIP$4,906,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 740This ZIP740 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $34,457,000This ZIP$34,457,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 22.37 sq miThis ZIP22.37 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi |
Other place names in 40806
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40806
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40810 | Bledsoe, KY | 3.2 mi |
40801 | Ages Brookside, KY | 3.3 mi |
40854 | Loyall, KY | 4.8 mi |
40865 | Putney, KY | 5.1 mi |
40818 | Coalgood, KY | 5.7 mi |
40824 | Dayhoit, KY | 6.3 mi |
40829 | Grays Knob, KY | 6.6 mi |
40840 | Helton, KY | 7.7 mi |
40815 | Cawood, KY | 7.8 mi |
40964 | Mary Alice, KY | 7.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40806?
40806 is in Baxter, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.8912, -83.2970.
What county is 40806 in?
40806 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40806?
Baxter uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40806 in?
40806 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40806?
About 1,732 people live in ZIP code 40806, in 784 households, at 77.4 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 40806?
$59,837 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40806?
The closest are 40810 (3.2 mi), 40801 (3.3 mi), 40854 (4.8 mi), 40865 (5.1 mi) and 40818 (5.7 mi).
Is 40806 a PO Box ZIP code?
40806 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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