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Where 40807 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 40807 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,807 = 13 × 43 × 73. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111101100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40806 (Baxter, KY, 20 mi away) and 40808 (Big Laurel, KY, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40807 becomes 70804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Baton Rouge, LA, 653 miles away.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00784, 04078, 04087, 04780, 07480, 07840, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00784 in Guayama, PR, 1,661 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
- 🎯868 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40807 and you would come out at 36.96°S, 97.04°E — 1,124 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 0.166 square miles of land, 40807 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 80 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 619This ZIP619 |
|---|---|
| Households | 284This ZIP284 |
| Housing units | 321This ZIP321 |
| Median age | 43.9This ZIP43.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,118This ZIP$49,118Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $55,500This ZIP$55,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $769This ZIP$769Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.7%This ZIP20.7% |
| Mean commute | 15.2 minThis ZIP15.2 min |
| Population density | 3,728.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,728.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 23This ZIP23 |
| Annual payroll | $754,000This ZIP$754,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 40807
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40807
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40823 | Cumberland, KY | 2.0 mi |
40855 | Lynch, KY | 4.5 mi |
41833 | Linefork, KY | 4.6 mi |
40843 | Holmes Mill, KY | 5.0 mi |
40927 | Closplint, KY | 5.4 mi |
40862 | Partridge, KY | 6.6 mi |
41821 | Hallie, KY | 7.3 mi |
41819 | Gordon, KY | 8.5 mi |
41735 | Delphia, KY | 8.9 mi |
24265 | Keokee, VA | 9.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40807?
40807 is in Benham, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.9640, -82.9556.
What county is 40807 in?
40807 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40807?
Benham uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40807 in?
40807 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40807?
About 619 people live in ZIP code 40807, in 284 households, at 3,728.9 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 40807?
$49,118 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40807?
The closest are 40823 (2 mi), 40855 (4.5 mi), 41833 (4.6 mi), 40843 (5 mi) and 40927 (5.4 mi).
Is 40807 a PO Box ZIP code?
40807 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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