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41254

ZIP 41254 is River, Kentucky, mostly in Johnson County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Johnson +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
753
Coordinates
37.8873, -82.7153
☼ Live from 41254 — River, KY

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Where 41254 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 41254
  • 🔢 Type 41254 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSZIh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 41,254 = 2 × 20627. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010000100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41250 (Pilgrim, KY, 19 mi away) and 41255 (Sitka, KY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 41254 becomes 45214 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cincinnati, OH, 130 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12454, 12544, 14425, 14452, 14542, 15244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51244 in Matlock, IA, 785 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯863 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41254 and you would come out at 37.89°S, 97.28°E — 1,127 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 12.3 square miles of land, 41254 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population753This ZIP753
Households212This ZIP212
Housing units272This ZIP272
Median age23.5This ZIP23.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median home value$160,900This ZIP$160,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher46.9%This ZIP46.9%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density61.0 / sq miThis ZIP61.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$9,712,000This ZIP$9,712,000

Land area

Land area12.34 sq miThis ZIP12.34 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Counties 41254 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Johnson County 92.3%
Lawrence County 7.7%

ZIP codes near 41254

ZIPCityDistance
41264 Ulysses, KY 3.2 mi
41263 Tutor Key, KY 3.4 mi
41232 Lowmansville, KY 3.8 mi
41271 Williamsport, KY 4.1 mi
41260 Thelma, KY 4.7 mi
41257 Stambaugh, KY 4.9 mi
41274 Wittensville, KY 5.4 mi
41262 Tomahawk, KY 5.5 mi
41240 Paintsville, KY 5.9 mi
41204 Boons Camp, KY 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 41254?

41254 is in River, Kentucky, in Johnson County. Its published point location is 37.8873, -82.7153.

What county is 41254 in?

41254 spans 2 counties: Johnson County and Lawrence County. Most of it falls in Johnson 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 41254?

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

What time zone is 41254 in?

41254 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 41254?

About 753 people live in ZIP code 41254, in 212 households, at 61.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 41254?

The closest are 41264 (3.2 mi), 41263 (3.4 mi), 41232 (3.8 mi), 41271 (4.1 mi) and 41260 (4.7 mi).

Is 41254 a PO Box ZIP code?

41254 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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