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41553

ZIP 41553 is Phelps, Kentucky, in Pike County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pike
Metro area
Pikeville, KY
Population
2,269
Coordinates
37.4806, -82.1603
☼ Live from 41553 — Phelps, KY

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Where 41553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 41553
  • 🔢 Type 41553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSIh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 41,553 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 19. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010001001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41549 (Myra, KY, 27 mi away) and 41554 (Phyllis, KY, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 41553 becomes 35514, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13455, 15345, 15435, 15534, 31545, 31554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55314 in Buffalo Lake, MN, 819 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯899 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41553 and you would come out at 37.48°S, 97.84°E — 1,090 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 38.6 square miles of land, 41553 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,269This ZIP2,269
Households907This ZIP907
Housing units1,051This ZIP1,051
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median home value$106,500This ZIP$106,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$254This ZIP$254Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density58.8 / sq miThis ZIP58.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees240This ZIP240
Annual payroll$7,933,000This ZIP$7,933,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$28,516,000This ZIP$28,516,000

Land area

Land area38.61 sq miThis ZIP38.61 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 41553

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ZIP codes near 41553

ZIPCityDistance
41558 Ransom, KY 4.8 mi
41524 Fedscreek, KY 5.2 mi
41528 Freeburn, KY 5.2 mi
41566 Steele, KY 5.3 mi
41547 Majestic, KY 5.4 mi
41568 Stopover, KY 6.5 mi
41555 Pinsonfork, KY 6.7 mi
25672 Edgarton, WV 7.0 mi
41544 Mc Carr, KY 8.0 mi
41543 Mc Andrews, KY 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 41553?

41553 is in Phelps, Kentucky, in Pike County, part of the Pikeville, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4806, -82.1603.

What county is 41553 in?

41553 lies in Pike County.

What area code is 41553?

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

What time zone is 41553 in?

41553 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 41553?

About 2,269 people live in ZIP code 41553, in 907 households, at 58.8 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 41553?

The closest are 41558 (4.8 mi), 41524 (5.2 mi), 41528 (5.2 mi), 41566 (5.3 mi) and 41547 (5.4 mi).

Is 41553 a PO Box ZIP code?

41553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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