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41268

ZIP 41268 is West Van Lear, Kentucky, in Johnson County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Johnson
Metro area
none
Population
944
Coordinates
37.7885, -82.7852
☼ Live from 41268 — West Van Lear, KY

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Where 41268 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 41268
  • 🔢 Type 41268 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgZIh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 41,268 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 19 × 181. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010000100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41267 (Warfield, KY, 20 mi away) and 41271 (Williamsport, KY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 41268 becomes 86214, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 1,723 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯861 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41268 and you would come out at 37.79°S, 97.21°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 33m.
  • 📏 At 0.322 square miles of land, 41268 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 156 football fields.
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People and housing

Population944This ZIP944
Households381This ZIP381
Housing units417This ZIP417
Median age29.5This ZIP29.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,009This ZIP$67,009Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$146,900This ZIP$146,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density2,931.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,931.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$12,374,000This ZIP$12,374,000

Land area

Land area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 41268

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

ZIP codes near 41268

ZIPCityDistance
41240 Paintsville, KY 2.2 mi
41234 Meally, KY 2.3 mi
41260 Thelma, KY 3.1 mi
41602 Auxier, KY 3.4 mi
41216 East Point, KY 4.0 mi
41265 Van Lear, KY 4.2 mi
41271 Williamsport, KY 4.3 mi
41222 Hagerhill, KY 4.6 mi
41263 Tutor Key, KY 4.8 mi
41274 Wittensville, KY 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 41268?

41268 is in West Van Lear, Kentucky, in Johnson County. Its published point location is 37.7885, -82.7852.

What county is 41268 in?

41268 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 41268?

West Van Lear uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 41268 in?

41268 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 41268?

About 944 people live in ZIP code 41268, in 381 households, at 2,931.7 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 41268?

$67,009 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 41268?

The closest are 41240 (2.2 mi), 41234 (2.3 mi), 41260 (3.1 mi), 41602 (3.4 mi) and 41216 (4 mi).

Is 41268 a PO Box ZIP code?

41268 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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