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41240

ZIP 41240 is Paintsville, Kentucky, in Johnson County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Johnson
Metro area
none
Population
6,408
Coordinates
37.8203, -82.7837
☼ Live from 41240 — Paintsville, KY

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Where 41240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 41240
  • 🔢 Type 41240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZIh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 41,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1031. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010000100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41238 (Oil Springs, KY, 9 mi away) and 41250 (Pilgrim, KY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 41240 becomes 04214, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01244, 02144, 04124, 04241, 04412, 04421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04412 in Brewer, ME, 872 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯860 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41240 and you would come out at 37.82°S, 97.22°E — 1,129 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 36.9 square miles of land, 41240 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,408This ZIP6,408
Households2,732This ZIP2,732
Housing units3,374This ZIP3,374
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$38,041This ZIP$38,041Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$148,000This ZIP$148,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$673This ZIP$673Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density173.8 / sq miThis ZIP173.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments234This ZIP234
Employees2,885This ZIP2,885
Annual payroll$103,782,000This ZIP$103,782,000
Tax returns filed2,210This ZIP2,210
Total adjusted gross income$128,148,000This ZIP$128,148,000

Land area

Land area36.86 sq miThis ZIP36.86 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 41240

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 41240

ZIPCityDistance
41260 Thelma, KY 1.7 mi
41268 West Van Lear, KY 2.2 mi
41234 Meally, KY 2.4 mi
41263 Tutor Key, KY 2.7 mi
41271 Williamsport, KY 3.3 mi
41274 Wittensville, KY 3.4 mi
41256 Staffordsville, KY 5.0 mi
41602 Auxier, KY 5.4 mi
41265 Van Lear, KY 5.5 mi
41254 River, KY 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 41240?

41240 is in Paintsville, Kentucky, in Johnson County. Its published point location is 37.8203, -82.7837.

What county is 41240 in?

41240 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 41240?

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

What time zone is 41240 in?

41240 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 41240?

About 6,408 people live in ZIP code 41240, in 2,732 households, at 173.8 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 41240?

$38,041 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 41240?

The closest are 41260 (1.7 mi), 41268 (2.2 mi), 41234 (2.4 mi), 41263 (2.7 mi) and 41271 (3.3 mi).

Is 41240 a PO Box ZIP code?

41240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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