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Where 40826 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 40826 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,826 = 2 × 137 × 149. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111101111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40824 (Dayhoit, KY, 37 mi away) and 40827 (Essie, KY, 41 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40826 becomes 62804, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86402 in Kingman, AZ, 1,742 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯876 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40826 and you would come out at 37.04°S, 97.23°E — 1,115 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 31.3 square miles of land, 40826 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 809This ZIP809 |
|---|---|
| Households | 283This ZIP283 |
| Housing units | 362This ZIP362 |
| Median age | 44.2This ZIP44.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,795This ZIP$42,795Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $33,100This ZIP$33,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.7%This ZIP6.7% |
| Mean commute | 20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min |
| Population density | 25.9 / sq miThis ZIP25.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 184This ZIP184 |
| Annual payroll | $16,336,000This ZIP$16,336,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 150This ZIP150 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $5,925,000This ZIP$5,925,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 31.26 sq miThis ZIP31.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40826
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40862 | Partridge, KY | 5.0 mi |
41837 | Mayking, KY | 5.8 mi |
24216 | Appalachia, VA | 6.9 mi |
41815 | Ermine, KY | 7.9 mi |
41858 | Whitesburg, KY | 8.0 mi |
24273 | Norton, VA | 8.0 mi |
24279 | Pound, VA | 8.2 mi |
24215 | Andover, VA | 8.4 mi |
41855 | Thornton, KY | 9.2 mi |
41849 | Seco, KY | 9.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40826?
40826 is in Eolia, Kentucky, in Letcher County. Its published point location is 37.0424, -82.7701.
What county is 40826 in?
40826 lies in Letcher County.
What area code is 40826?
Eolia uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40826 in?
40826 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40826?
About 809 people live in ZIP code 40826, in 283 households, at 25.9 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 40826?
$42,795 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40826?
The closest are 40862 (5 mi), 41837 (5.8 mi), 24216 (6.9 mi), 41815 (7.9 mi) and 41858 (8 mi).
Is 40826 a PO Box ZIP code?
40826 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “40826 ZIP Code — Eolia, Kentucky (Letcher County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/40826
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