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Where 40847 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 40847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 40847 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111110001111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40845 (Hulen, KY, 20 mi away) and 40849 (Lejunior, KY, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40847 becomes 74804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shawnee, OK, 774 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 04847, 07844, 40874, 44087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84740 in Junction, UT, 1,591 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
- 🎯859 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40847 and you would come out at 36.85°S, 96.84°E — 1,134 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 0.114 square miles of land, 40847 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 55 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 41This ZIP41 |
|---|---|
| Households | 41This ZIP41 |
| Housing units | 41This ZIP41 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 359.6 / sq miThis ZIP359.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 40847
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40847
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40828 | Evarts, KY | 1.4 mi |
40849 | Lejunior, KY | 3.5 mi |
40820 | Cranks, KY | 3.8 mi |
40818 | Coalgood, KY | 5.2 mi |
40801 | Ages Brookside, KY | 5.4 mi |
40865 | Putney, KY | 5.5 mi |
40815 | Cawood, KY | 5.9 mi |
24282 | Saint Charles, VA | 6.1 mi |
40870 | Totz, KY | 6.2 mi |
40806 | Baxter, KY | 8.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40847?
40847 is in Kenvir, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.8524, -83.1571.
What county is 40847 in?
40847 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40847?
Kenvir uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40847 in?
40847 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40847?
About 41 people live in ZIP code 40847, in 41 households, at 359.6 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 40847?
The closest are 40828 (1.4 mi), 40849 (3.5 mi), 40820 (3.8 mi), 40818 (5.2 mi) and 40801 (5.4 mi).
Is 40847 a PO Box ZIP code?
40847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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