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40923

ZIP 40923 is Cannon, Kentucky, in Knox County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Knox
Metro area
Corbin, KY
Population
679
Coordinates
36.9193, -83.8454
☼ Live from 40923 — Cannon, KY

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Where 40923 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40923
  • 🔢 Type 40923 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZGOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,923 = 3 × 3 × 4547. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40921 (Bryants Store, KY, 9 mi away) and 40927 (Closplint, KY, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40923 becomes 32904 — and that is a real ZIP code: Melbourne, FL, 639 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02349, 02493, 03249, 04239, 04923, 04932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94302 in Palo Alto, CA, 2,094 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯822 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40923 and you would come out at 36.92°S, 96.15°E — 1,172 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 5.4 square miles of land, 40923 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population679This ZIP679
Households243This ZIP243
Housing units243This ZIP243
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,865This ZIP$47,865Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$165,000This ZIP$165,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute15.1 minThis ZIP15.1 min
Population density124.7 / sq miThis ZIP124.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees42This ZIP42
Annual payroll$1,556,000This ZIP$1,556,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$11,105,000This ZIP$11,105,000

Land area

Land area5.45 sq miThis ZIP5.45 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 40923

ZIPCityDistance
40949 Heidrick, KY 1.8 mi
40943 Girdler, KY 2.6 mi
40906 Barbourville, KY 2.7 mi
40915 Bimble, KY 2.7 mi
40953 Hinkle, KY 2.8 mi
40946 Green Road, KY 2.9 mi
40935 Flat Lick, KY 5.8 mi
40930 Dewitt, KY 6.6 mi
40734 Gray, KY 7.2 mi
40903 Artemus, KY 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40923?

40923 is in Cannon, Kentucky, in Knox County, part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9193, -83.8454.

What county is 40923 in?

40923 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 40923?

Cannon uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 40923 in?

40923 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40923?

About 679 people live in ZIP code 40923, in 243 households, at 124.7 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 40923?

$47,865 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40923?

The closest are 40949 (1.8 mi), 40943 (2.6 mi), 40906 (2.7 mi), 40915 (2.7 mi) and 40953 (2.8 mi).

Is 40923 a PO Box ZIP code?

40923 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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