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41049

ZIP 41049 is Hillsboro, Kentucky, mostly in Fleming County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fleming +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,238
Coordinates
38.2683, -83.6442
☼ Live from 41049 — Hillsboro, KY

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Where 41049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 41049
  • 🔢 Type 41049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOIh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 41,049 = 3 × 3 × 4561. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010000001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41048 (Hebron, KY, 80 mi away) and 41051 (Independence, KY, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 41049 becomes 94014 — and that is a real ZIP code: Daly City, CA, 2,098 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01944, 04419, 04491, 04941, 09144, 14094, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09144 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯808 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41049 and you would come out at 38.27°S, 96.36°E — 1,183 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 86.1 square miles of land, 41049 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,238This ZIP2,238
Households935This ZIP935
Housing units1,130This ZIP1,130
Median age53.6This ZIP53.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,969This ZIP$52,969Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$158,300This ZIP$158,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute35.9 minThis ZIP35.9 min
Population density26.0 / sq miThis ZIP26.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$798,000This ZIP$798,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$50,992,000This ZIP$50,992,000

Land area

Land area86.09 sq miThis ZIP86.09 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Counties 41049 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fleming County 99.8%
Rowan County 0.3%

ZIP codes near 41049

ZIPCityDistance
41081 Plummers Landing, KY 6.8 mi
41065 Muses Mills, KY 8.5 mi
41093 Wallingford, KY 9.1 mi
40360 Owingsville, KY 9.7 mi
41041 Flemingsburg, KY 10.4 mi
40319 Farmers, KY 10.7 mi
40351 Morehead, KY 12.5 mi
40350 Moorefield, KY 12.7 mi
40371 Salt Lick, KY 13.1 mi
40366 Preston, KY 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 41049?

41049 is in Hillsboro, Kentucky, in Fleming County. Its published point location is 38.2683, -83.6442.

What county is 41049 in?

41049 spans 2 counties: Fleming County and Rowan County. Most of it falls in Fleming 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 41049?

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

What time zone is 41049 in?

41049 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 41049?

About 2,238 people live in ZIP code 41049, in 935 households, at 26.0 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 41049?

$52,969 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 41049?

The closest are 41081 (6.8 mi), 41065 (8.5 mi), 41093 (9.1 mi), 40360 (9.7 mi) and 41041 (10.4 mi).

Is 41049 a PO Box ZIP code?

41049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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