40982
ZIP 40982 is Scalf, Kentucky, in Knox County; area code 606; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Knox
- Metro area
- Corbin, KY
- Population
- 168
- Coordinates
- 36.9330, -83.6872
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Where 40982 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 40982 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBGOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,982 = 2 × 31 × 661. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010000000010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40981 (Saul, KY, 26 mi away) and 40983 (Sextons Creek, KY, 29 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40982 becomes 28904 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hayesville, NC, 129 miles away.
- 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,012 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
- 🎯830 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40982 and you would come out at 36.93°S, 96.31°E — 1,163 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 40982 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 168This ZIP168 |
|---|---|
| Households | 69This ZIP69 |
| Housing units | 99This ZIP99 |
| Median age | 25.5This ZIP25.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $16,442This ZIP$16,442Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $117,000This ZIP$117,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 19.1 / sq miThis ZIP19.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 8.78 sq miThis ZIP8.78 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 40982
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
40997 | Walker, KY | 3.0 mi |
40935 | Flat Lick, KY | 4.0 mi |
40930 | Dewitt, KY | 4.8 mi |
40953 | Hinkle, KY | 6.3 mi |
40902 | Arjay, KY | 6.8 mi |
40913 | Beverly, KY | 7.1 mi |
40915 | Bimble, KY | 7.5 mi |
40946 | Green Road, KY | 7.8 mi |
40939 | Fourmile, KY | 8.7 mi |
40923 | Cannon, KY | 8.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40982?
40982 is in Scalf, Kentucky, in Knox County, part of the Corbin, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9330, -83.6872.
What county is 40982 in?
40982 lies in Knox County.
What area code is 40982?
Scalf uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40982 in?
40982 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40982?
About 168 people live in ZIP code 40982, in 69 households, at 19.1 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 40982?
$16,442 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40982?
The closest are 40997 (3 mi), 40935 (4 mi), 40930 (4.8 mi), 40953 (6.3 mi) and 40902 (6.8 mi).
Is 40982 a PO Box ZIP code?
40982 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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