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41256

ZIP 41256 is Staffordsville, Kentucky, in Johnson County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Johnson
Metro area
none
Population
2,043
Coordinates
37.8209, -82.8761
☼ Live from 41256 — Staffordsville, KY

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Where 41256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 41256
  • 🔢 Type 41256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZIh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 41,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 191. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010000100101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41255 (Sitka, KY, 7 mi away) and 41257 (Stambaugh, KY, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 41256 becomes 65214, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12456, 12465, 12546, 12564, 14265, 14526, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56142 in Ivanhoe, MN, 831 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯855 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41256 and you would come out at 37.82°S, 97.12°E — 1,134 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 18.8 square miles of land, 41256 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,043This ZIP2,043
Households815This ZIP815
Housing units898This ZIP898
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,583This ZIP$60,583Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$203,800This ZIP$203,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density108.6 / sq miThis ZIP108.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees342This ZIP342
Annual payroll$21,341,000This ZIP$21,341,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$61,068,000This ZIP$61,068,000

Land area

Land area18.81 sq miThis ZIP18.81 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 41256

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ZIP codes near 41256

ZIPCityDistance
41238 Oil Springs, KY 4.2 mi
41222 Hagerhill, KY 4.6 mi
41274 Wittensville, KY 4.7 mi
41240 Paintsville, KY 5.0 mi
41268 West Van Lear, KY 5.4 mi
41263 Tutor Key, KY 6.6 mi
41260 Thelma, KY 6.7 mi
41234 Meally, KY 7.2 mi
41216 East Point, KY 7.3 mi
41255 Sitka, KY 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 41256?

41256 is in Staffordsville, Kentucky, in Johnson County. Its published point location is 37.8209, -82.8761.

What county is 41256 in?

41256 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 41256?

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

What time zone is 41256 in?

41256 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 41256?

About 2,043 people live in ZIP code 41256, in 815 households, at 108.6 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 41256?

$60,583 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 41256?

The closest are 41238 (4.2 mi), 41222 (4.6 mi), 41274 (4.7 mi), 41240 (5 mi) and 41268 (5.4 mi).

Is 41256 a PO Box ZIP code?

41256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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