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40943

ZIP 40943 is Girdler, Kentucky, in Knox County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Knox
Metro area
Corbin, KY
Population
1,117
Coordinates
36.9563, -83.8475
☼ Live from 40943 — Girdler, KY

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Where 40943 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 40943
  • 🔢 Type 40943 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhGOh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 40,943 = 7 × 5849. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001111111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40941 (Garrard, KY, 13 mi away) and 40944 (Goose Rock, KY, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 40943 becomes 34904, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03449, 04349, 04493, 04943, 30449, 39044, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94403 in San Mateo, CA, 2,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯821 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40943 and you would come out at 36.96°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 5.5 square miles of land, 40943 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,117This ZIP1,117
Households354This ZIP354
Housing units415This ZIP415
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,143This ZIP$67,143Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,102This ZIP$1,102Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%This ZIP5.7%
Mean commute35.7 minThis ZIP35.7 min
Population density204.4 / sq miThis ZIP204.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$214,000This ZIP$214,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$10,263,000This ZIP$10,263,000

Land area

Land area5.47 sq miThis ZIP5.47 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 40943

ZIPCityDistance
40946 Green Road, KY 1.3 mi
40923 Cannon, KY 2.6 mi
40953 Hinkle, KY 2.8 mi
40949 Heidrick, KY 4.0 mi
40906 Barbourville, KY 4.9 mi
40915 Bimble, KY 4.9 mi
40935 Flat Lick, KY 5.2 mi
40734 Gray, KY 7.3 mi
40930 Dewitt, KY 8.2 mi
40982 Scalf, KY 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 40943?

40943 is in Girdler, Kentucky, in Knox County, part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9563, -83.8475.

What county is 40943 in?

40943 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 40943?

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

What time zone is 40943 in?

40943 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 40943?

About 1,117 people live in ZIP code 40943, in 354 households, at 204.4 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 40943?

$67,143 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 40943?

The closest are 40946 (1.3 mi), 40923 (2.6 mi), 40953 (2.8 mi), 40949 (4 mi) and 40906 (4.9 mi).

Is 40943 a PO Box ZIP code?

40943 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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