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Where 40863 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 40863 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,863 = 3 × 53 × 257. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111110011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40862 (Partridge, KY, 38 mi away) and 40865 (Putney, KY, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40863 becomes 36804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Opelika, AL, 310 miles away.
- 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03468, 03846, 03864, 04683, 04863, 06384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83604 in Bruneau, ID, 1,752 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
- 🎯848 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40863 and you would come out at 36.73°S, 96.57°E — 1,147 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
- 📏 At 24.7 square miles of land, 40863 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 706This ZIP706 |
|---|---|
| Households | 251This ZIP251 |
| Housing units | 360This ZIP360 |
| Median age | 50.4This ZIP50.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,578This ZIP$49,578Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $44,000This ZIP$44,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.4%This ZIP29.4% |
| Mean commute | 26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min |
| Population density | 28.6 / sq miThis ZIP28.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 140This ZIP140 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $6,115,000This ZIP$6,115,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 24.71 sq miThis ZIP24.71 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
Other place names in 40863
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40863
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40819 | Coldiron, KY | 5.2 mi |
40856 | Miracle, KY | 5.4 mi |
40845 | Hulen, KY | 5.7 mi |
40873 | Wallins Creek, KY | 6.0 mi |
40831 | Harlan, KY | 6.1 mi |
40964 | Mary Alice, KY | 6.4 mi |
40830 | Gulston, KY | 6.5 mi |
40824 | Dayhoit, KY | 7.4 mi |
24281 | Rose Hill, VA | 8.0 mi |
40829 | Grays Knob, KY | 8.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40863?
40863 is in Pathfork, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.7272, -83.4309.
What county is 40863 in?
40863 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40863?
Pathfork uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40863 in?
40863 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40863?
About 706 people live in ZIP code 40863, in 251 households, at 28.6 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 40863?
$49,578 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40863?
The closest are 40819 (5.2 mi), 40856 (5.4 mi), 40845 (5.7 mi), 40873 (6 mi) and 40831 (6.1 mi).
Is 40863 a PO Box ZIP code?
40863 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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