40962
ZIP 40962 is Manchester, Kentucky, mostly in Clay County; area code 606; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Clay +1 more
- Metro area
- Corbin, KY
- Population
- 17,310
- Coordinates
- 37.1643, -83.7155
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Where 40962 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 40962 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgGOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,962 = 2 × 3 × 6827. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010000000000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40958 (Kettle Island, KY, 25 mi away) and 40964 (Mary Alice, KY, 34 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40962 becomes 26904, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06249, 06492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,916 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
- 🎯824 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40962 and you would come out at 37.16°S, 96.28°E — 1,168 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
- 📏 At 338.9 square miles of land, 40962 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 257 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 17,310This ZIP17,310 |
|---|---|
| Households | 6,294This ZIP6,294 |
| Housing units | 7,377This ZIP7,377 |
| Median age | 39.9This ZIP39.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,852This ZIP$42,852Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $103,000This ZIP$103,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $699This ZIP$699Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.4%This ZIP16.4% |
| Mean commute | 28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min |
| Population density | 51.1 / sq miThis ZIP51.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 215This ZIP215 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,505This ZIP2,505 |
| Annual payroll | $96,526,000This ZIP$96,526,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 5,190This ZIP5,190 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $233,992,000This ZIP$233,992,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 338.92 sq miThis ZIP338.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi |
Counties 40962 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Clay County | 99.8% |
| Laurel County | 0.2% |
Other place names in 40962
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 40962
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40941 | Garrard, KY | 2.9 mi |
40951 | Hima, KY | 4.6 mi |
40944 | Goose Rock, KY | 5.2 mi |
40932 | Fall Rock, KY | 5.5 mi |
40972 | Oneida, KY | 8.8 mi |
40914 | Big Creek, KY | 9.3 mi |
40724 | Bush, KY | 9.9 mi |
41714 | Bear Branch, KY | 11.5 mi |
41762 | Sizerock, KY | 12.2 mi |
40983 | Sextons Creek, KY | 12.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40962?
40962 is in Manchester, Kentucky, in Clay County, part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1643, -83.7155.
What county is 40962 in?
40962 spans 2 counties: Clay County and Laurel County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 40962?
Manchester uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40962 in?
40962 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40962?
About 17,310 people live in ZIP code 40962, in 6,294 households, at 51.1 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 40962?
$42,852 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40962?
The closest are 40941 (2.9 mi), 40951 (4.6 mi), 40944 (5.2 mi), 40932 (5.5 mi) and 40972 (8.8 mi).
Is 40962 a PO Box ZIP code?
40962 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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