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Where 40874 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 40874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,874 = 2 × 107 × 191. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001111110101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40873 (Wallins Creek, KY, 13 mi away) and 40902 (Arjay, KY, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40874 becomes 47804 — and that is a real ZIP code: Terre Haute, IN, 274 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 04847, 07844, 40847, 44087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84740 in Junction, UT, 1,572 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
- 🎯840 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40874 and you would come out at 36.99°S, 96.53°E — 1,153 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 23.7 square miles of land, 40874 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 57This ZIP57 |
|---|---|
| Households | 43This ZIP43 |
| Housing units | 43This ZIP43 |
| Median age | 56.2This ZIP56.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 2.4 / sq miThis ZIP2.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 23.66 sq miThis ZIP23.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
Counties 40874 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Leslie County | 81.5% |
| Clay County | 18.5% |
ZIP codes near 40874
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40979 | Roark, KY | 1.8 mi |
40858 | Mozelle, KY | 3.9 mi |
40827 | Essie, KY | 4.0 mi |
40840 | Helton, KY | 4.3 mi |
40803 | Asher, KY | 4.8 mi |
40913 | Beverly, KY | 6.0 mi |
40816 | Chappell, KY | 6.0 mi |
40868 | Stinnett, KY | 7.7 mi |
40844 | Hoskinston, KY | 8.6 mi |
40988 | Stoney Fork, KY | 8.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40874?
40874 is in Warbranch, Kentucky, in Leslie County. Its published point location is 36.9891, -83.4725.
What county is 40874 in?
40874 spans 2 counties: Leslie County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Leslie County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 40874?
Warbranch uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40874 in?
40874 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40874?
About 57 people live in ZIP code 40874, in 43 households, at 2.4 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 40874?
The closest are 40979 (1.8 mi), 40858 (3.9 mi), 40827 (4 mi), 40840 (4.3 mi) and 40803 (4.8 mi).
Is 40874 a PO Box ZIP code?
40874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “40874 ZIP Code — Warbranch, Kentucky (Leslie County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/40874
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