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Where 40854 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 40854 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,854 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 619. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111110010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40849 (Lejunior, KY, 13 mi away) and 40855 (Lynch, KY, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40854 becomes 45804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lima, OH, 270 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04485, 04548, 04854, 05448, 08544, 40845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85044 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,631 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 40854 and you would come out at 36.85°S, 96.64°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 2.3 square miles of land, 40854 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 675This ZIP675 |
|---|---|
| Households | 315This ZIP315 |
| Housing units | 460This ZIP460 |
| Median age | 48.0This ZIP48.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $55,250This ZIP$55,250Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $76,400This ZIP$76,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $688This ZIP$688Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.4%This ZIP17.4% |
| Mean commute | 27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min |
| Population density | 287.5 / sq miThis ZIP287.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 20This ZIP20 |
| Annual payroll | $773,000This ZIP$773,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.35 sq miThis ZIP2.35 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
Other place names in 40854
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40854
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40824 | Dayhoit, KY | 1.6 mi |
40873 | Wallins Creek, KY | 3.2 mi |
40964 | Mary Alice, KY | 4.5 mi |
40829 | Grays Knob, KY | 4.7 mi |
40806 | Baxter, KY | 4.8 mi |
40830 | Gulston, KY | 5.1 mi |
40819 | Coldiron, KY | 5.3 mi |
40801 | Ages Brookside, KY | 6.0 mi |
40831 | Harlan, KY | 6.2 mi |
40818 | Coalgood, KY | 6.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40854?
40854 is in Loyall, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.8453, -83.3617.
What county is 40854 in?
40854 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40854?
Loyall uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40854 in?
40854 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40854?
About 675 people live in ZIP code 40854, in 315 households, at 287.5 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 40854?
$55,250 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40854?
The closest are 40824 (1.6 mi), 40873 (3.2 mi), 40964 (4.5 mi), 40829 (4.7 mi) and 40806 (4.8 mi).
Is 40854 a PO Box ZIP code?
40854 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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