40843
ZIP 40843 is Holmes Mill, Kentucky, in Harlan County; area code 606; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Harlan
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 48
- Coordinates
- 36.8948, -82.9316
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Where 40843 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 40843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,843 = 11 × 47 × 79. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111110001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40840 (Helton, KY, 27 mi away) and 40844 (Hoskinston, KY, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40843 becomes 34804, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03448, 03844, 04348, 04438, 04843, 08344, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84034 in Ibapah, UT, 1,680 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
- 🎯870 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40843 and you would come out at 36.89°S, 97.07°E — 1,122 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 15.6 square miles of land, 40843 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 48This ZIP48 |
|---|---|
| Households | 18This ZIP18 |
| Housing units | 18This ZIP18 |
| Median age | 50.4This ZIP50.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.6%This ZIP15.6% |
| Population density | 3.1 / sq miThis ZIP3.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.59 sq miThis ZIP15.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40843
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40855 | Lynch, KY | 3.5 mi |
24265 | Keokee, VA | 4.4 mi |
40927 | Closplint, KY | 4.5 mi |
40807 | Benham, KY | 5.0 mi |
40823 | Cumberland, KY | 5.5 mi |
24243 | Dryden, VA | 7.7 mi |
24215 | Andover, VA | 7.7 mi |
24282 | Saint Charles, VA | 8.6 mi |
24216 | Appalachia, VA | 8.9 mi |
40862 | Partridge, KY | 9.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40843?
40843 is in Holmes Mill, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.8948, -82.9316.
What county is 40843 in?
40843 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40843?
Holmes Mill uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40843 in?
40843 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40843?
About 48 people live in ZIP code 40843, in 18 households, at 3.1 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 40843?
The closest are 40855 (3.5 mi), 24265 (4.4 mi), 40927 (4.5 mi), 40807 (5 mi) and 40823 (5.5 mi).
Is 40843 a PO Box ZIP code?
40843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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