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Where 40820 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 40820 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,820 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 157. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111101110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40819 (Coldiron, KY, 16 mi away) and 40823 (Cumberland, KY, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40820 becomes 02804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ashaway, RI, 689 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00824, 02048, 02804, 02840, 04028, 04082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00824 in Christiansted, VI, 1,731 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
- 🎯861 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40820 and you would come out at 36.80°S, 96.84°E — 1,133 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 25.6 square miles of land, 40820 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 121This ZIP121 |
|---|---|
| Households | 85This ZIP85 |
| Housing units | 121This ZIP121 |
| Median age | 70.7This ZIP70.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9This ZIP9 |
| Annual payroll | $245,000This ZIP$245,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 120This ZIP120 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $4,283,000This ZIP$4,283,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 25.64 sq miThis ZIP25.64 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40820
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40847 | Kenvir, KY | 3.8 mi |
40815 | Cawood, KY | 4.1 mi |
40818 | Coalgood, KY | 4.9 mi |
40828 | Evarts, KY | 5.1 mi |
24218 | Ben Hur, VA | 5.2 mi |
24282 | Saint Charles, VA | 6.0 mi |
40801 | Ages Brookside, KY | 6.7 mi |
40849 | Lejunior, KY | 7.1 mi |
40829 | Grays Knob, KY | 7.9 mi |
24277 | Pennington Gap, VA | 8.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40820?
40820 is in Cranks, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.7979, -83.1588.
What county is 40820 in?
40820 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40820?
Cranks uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40820 in?
40820 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40820?
About 121 people live in ZIP code 40820, in 85 households, at 4.7 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 40820?
The closest are 40847 (3.8 mi), 40815 (4.1 mi), 40818 (4.9 mi), 40828 (5.1 mi) and 24218 (5.2 mi).
Is 40820 a PO Box ZIP code?
40820 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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