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41238

ZIP 41238 is Oil Springs, Kentucky, in Johnson County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Johnson
Metro area
none
Population
814
Coordinates
37.8349, -82.9502
☼ Live from 41238 — Oil Springs, KY

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Where 41238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 41238
  • 🔢 Type 41238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZIh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 41,238 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 29 × 79. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010000100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41234 (Meally, KY, 11 mi away) and 41240 (Paintsville, KY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 41238 becomes 83214 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arimo, ID, 1,575 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12834, 12843, 13428, 13482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83214 in Arimo, ID, 1,575 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯851 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41238 and you would come out at 37.83°S, 97.05°E — 1,138 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 41238 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population814This ZIP814
Households300This ZIP300
Housing units440This ZIP440
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,273This ZIP$47,273Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$53,300This ZIP$53,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$693This ZIP$693Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density29.0 / sq miThis ZIP29.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$1,140,000This ZIP$1,140,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$22,824,000This ZIP$22,824,000

Land area

Land area28.10 sq miThis ZIP28.10 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

ZIP codes near 41238

ZIPCityDistance
41256 Staffordsville, KY 4.2 mi
41426 Falcon, KY 4.8 mi
41219 Flatgap, KY 6.7 mi
41222 Hagerhill, KY 7.4 mi
41274 Wittensville, KY 7.9 mi
41255 Sitka, KY 9.0 mi
41240 Paintsville, KY 9.1 mi
41268 West Van Lear, KY 9.6 mi
41257 Stambaugh, KY 9.9 mi
41226 Keaton, KY 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 41238?

41238 is in Oil Springs, Kentucky, in Johnson County. Its published point location is 37.8349, -82.9502.

What county is 41238 in?

41238 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 41238?

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

What time zone is 41238 in?

41238 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 41238?

About 814 people live in ZIP code 41238, in 300 households, at 29.0 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 41238?

$47,273 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 41238?

The closest are 41256 (4.2 mi), 41426 (4.8 mi), 41219 (6.7 mi), 41222 (7.4 mi) and 41274 (7.9 mi).

Is 41238 a PO Box ZIP code?

41238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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