40808
ZIP 40808 is Big Laurel, Kentucky, mostly in Leslie County; area code 606; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Leslie +1 more
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 8
- Coordinates
- 37.0102, -83.2908
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Where 40808 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 40808 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,808 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5101. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111101101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40807 (Benham, KY, 19 mi away) and 40810 (Bledsoe, KY, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40808 becomes 80804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arriba, CO, 1,094 miles away.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04088, 08048, 08084, 08804, 08840, 48080, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84080 in Vernon, UT, 1,583 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
- 🎯849 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40808 and you would come out at 37.01°S, 96.71°E — 1,143 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 34.7 square miles of land, 40808 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4This ZIP4 |
| Housing units | 32This ZIP32 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 34.70 sq miThis ZIP34.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi |
Counties 40808 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Leslie County | 85.4% |
| Harlan County | 14.6% |
ZIP codes near 40808
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40816 | Chappell, KY | 4.2 mi |
40844 | Hoskinston, KY | 4.3 mi |
41777 | Yeaddiss, KY | 4.5 mi |
40810 | Bledsoe, KY | 5.1 mi |
40858 | Mozelle, KY | 6.5 mi |
41775 | Wendover, KY | 6.9 mi |
40865 | Putney, KY | 7.6 mi |
40803 | Asher, KY | 7.7 mi |
41764 | Smilax, KY | 7.8 mi |
40806 | Baxter, KY | 8.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40808?
40808 is in Big Laurel, Kentucky, in Leslie County. Its published point location is 37.0102, -83.2908.
What county is 40808 in?
40808 spans 2 counties: Leslie County and Harlan County. Most of it falls in Leslie 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 40808?
Big Laurel uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40808 in?
40808 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40808?
About 8 people live in ZIP code 40808, in 4 households, at 0.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 40808?
The closest are 40816 (4.2 mi), 40844 (4.3 mi), 41777 (4.5 mi), 40810 (5.1 mi) and 40858 (6.5 mi).
Is 40808 a PO Box ZIP code?
40808 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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