40983
ZIP 40983 is Sextons Creek, Kentucky, mostly in Owsley County; area code 606; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Owsley +1 more
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 241
- Coordinates
- 37.3478, -83.7318
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Where 40983 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 40983 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBGOh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 40,983 = 3 × 19 × 719. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010000000010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 40982 (Scalf, KY, 29 mi away) and 40988 (Stoney Fork, KY, 35 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 40983 becomes 38904, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03849, 03894, 04938, 04983, 08349, 09834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09834 in FPO AE, a military post office, 7,139 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
- 🎯819 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 40983 and you would come out at 37.35°S, 96.27°E — 1,172 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 15.3 square miles of land, 40983 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 241This ZIP241 |
|---|---|
| Households | 107This ZIP107 |
| Housing units | 176This ZIP176 |
| Median age | 64.2This ZIP64.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $16,801This ZIP$16,801Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 15.7 / sq miThis ZIP15.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.34 sq miThis ZIP15.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Counties 40983 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Owsley County | 58.1% |
| Clay County | 41.9% |
ZIP codes near 40983
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
41364 | Ricetown, KY | 4.2 mi |
40486 | Tyner, KY | 7.3 mi |
41351 | Mistletoe, KY | 8.1 mi |
41314 | Booneville, KY | 8.2 mi |
40932 | Fall Rock, KY | 9.4 mi |
41386 | Vincent, KY | 9.9 mi |
40972 | Oneida, KY | 10.8 mi |
40434 | Gray Hawk, KY | 11.8 mi |
40962 | Manchester, KY | 12.7 mi |
41721 | Buckhorn, KY | 13.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 40983?
40983 is in Sextons Creek, Kentucky, in Owsley County. Its published point location is 37.3478, -83.7318.
What county is 40983 in?
40983 spans 2 counties: Owsley County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Owsley 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 40983?
Sextons Creek uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 40983 in?
40983 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 40983?
About 241 people live in ZIP code 40983, in 107 households, at 15.7 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 40983?
$16,801 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 40983?
The closest are 41364 (4.2 mi), 40486 (7.3 mi), 41351 (8.1 mi), 41314 (8.2 mi) and 40932 (9.4 mi).
Is 40983 a PO Box ZIP code?
40983 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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