40844
ZIP 40844 is Hoskinston, Kentucky, in Leslie County; area code 606; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Leslie
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 25
- Coordinates
- 37.0578, -83.3414
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Where 40844 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 40844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,844 = 2 × 2 × 10211. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111110001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40843 (Holmes Mill, KY, 25 mi away) and 40845 (Hulen, KY, 21 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40844 becomes 44804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arcadia, OH, 280 miles away.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04448, 40448, 40484, 44048, 44084, 44408, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84404 in Ogden, UT, 1,561 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
- 🎯845 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40844 and you would come out at 37.06°S, 96.66°E — 1,146 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 15.1 square miles of land, 40844 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 25This ZIP25 |
|---|---|
| Households | 25This ZIP25 |
| Housing units | 70This ZIP70 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 1.7 / sq miThis ZIP1.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.08 sq miThis ZIP15.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40844
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
41775 | Wendover, KY | 3.0 mi |
40816 | Chappell, KY | 3.4 mi |
40808 | Big Laurel, KY | 4.3 mi |
40803 | Asher, KY | 4.6 mi |
40858 | Mozelle, KY | 4.9 mi |
40868 | Stinnett, KY | 5.4 mi |
41777 | Yeaddiss, KY | 6.3 mi |
41764 | Smilax, KY | 6.4 mi |
40874 | Warbranch, KY | 8.6 mi |
40840 | Helton, KY | 8.9 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 40844 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40844?
40844 is in Hoskinston, Kentucky, in Leslie County. Its published point location is 37.0578, -83.3414.
What county is 40844 in?
40844 lies in Leslie County.
What area code is 40844?
Hoskinston uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40844 in?
40844 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40844?
About 25 people live in ZIP code 40844, in 25 households, at 1.7 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 40844?
The closest are 41775 (3 mi), 40816 (3.4 mi), 40808 (4.3 mi), 40803 (4.6 mi) and 40858 (4.9 mi).
Is 40844 a PO Box ZIP code?
40844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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