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Where 40865 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 40865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,865 = 5 × 11 × 743. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111110100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40863 (Pathfork, KY, 18 mi away) and 40868 (Stinnett, KY, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40865 becomes 56804, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86405 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1,746 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
- 🎯855 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40865 and you would come out at 36.92°S, 96.79°E — 1,137 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 40865 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 426This ZIP426 |
|---|---|
| Households | 179This ZIP179 |
| Housing units | 192This ZIP192 |
| Median age | 51.9This ZIP51.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $56,820This ZIP$56,820Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $69,400This ZIP$69,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.7%This ZIP7.7% |
| Mean commute | 22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min |
| Population density | 115.3 / sq miThis ZIP115.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 67This ZIP67 |
| Annual payroll | $5,166,000This ZIP$5,166,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 110This ZIP110 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $5,103,000This ZIP$5,103,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.70 sq miThis ZIP3.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40865
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40870 | Totz, KY | 3.6 mi |
40810 | Bledsoe, KY | 4.0 mi |
40849 | Lejunior, KY | 4.4 mi |
40828 | Evarts, KY | 4.6 mi |
40801 | Ages Brookside, KY | 5.0 mi |
40806 | Baxter, KY | 5.1 mi |
40847 | Kenvir, KY | 5.5 mi |
40818 | Coalgood, KY | 7.0 mi |
41819 | Gordon, KY | 7.4 mi |
40808 | Big Laurel, KY | 7.6 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 40865 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40865?
40865 is in Putney, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 36.9201, -83.2112.
What county is 40865 in?
40865 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 40865?
Putney uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40865 in?
40865 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40865?
About 426 people live in ZIP code 40865, in 179 households, at 115.3 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 40865?
$56,820 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40865?
The closest are 40870 (3.6 mi), 40810 (4 mi), 40849 (4.4 mi), 40828 (4.6 mi) and 40801 (5 mi).
Is 40865 a PO Box ZIP code?
40865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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