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Where 40824 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 40824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111101111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40823 (Cumberland, KY, 23 mi away) and 40826 (Eolia, KY, 37 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40824 becomes 42804, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04284, 04428, 08244, 24084, 28404, 42048, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84402 in Ogden, UT, 1,557 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% 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 40824 and you would come out at 36.83°S, 96.62°E — 1,145 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 40824 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 977This ZIP977 |
|---|---|
| Households | 288This ZIP288 |
| Housing units | 335This ZIP335 |
| Median age | 21.4This ZIP21.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,667This ZIP$49,667Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $46,600This ZIP$46,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $588This ZIP$588Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min |
| Population density | 243.2 / sq miThis ZIP243.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 4.02 sq miThis ZIP4.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40824
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40854 | Loyall, KY | 1.6 mi |
40873 | Wallins Creek, KY | 1.7 mi |
40964 | Mary Alice, KY | 3.6 mi |
40819 | Coldiron, KY | 4.0 mi |
40830 | Gulston, KY | 4.2 mi |
40829 | Grays Knob, KY | 4.5 mi |
40831 | Harlan, KY | 5.2 mi |
40806 | Baxter, KY | 6.3 mi |
40801 | Ages Brookside, KY | 7.0 mi |
40818 | Coalgood, KY | 7.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40824?
40824 is in Dayhoit, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.8253, -83.3753.
What county is 40824 in?
40824 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40824?
Dayhoit uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40824 in?
40824 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40824?
About 977 people live in ZIP code 40824, in 288 households, at 243.2 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 40824?
$49,667 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40824?
The closest are 40854 (1.6 mi), 40873 (1.7 mi), 40964 (3.6 mi), 40819 (4 mi) and 40830 (4.2 mi).
Is 40824 a PO Box ZIP code?
40824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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