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Where 41837 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 41837 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEBIh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 41,837 = 17 × 23 × 107. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010001101101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41836 (Mallie, KY, 12 mi away) and 41838 (Millstone, KY, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 41837 becomes 73814, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13478, 13748, 13784, 13847, 14738, 14783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83714 in Garden City, ID, 1,808 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯875 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41837 and you would come out at 37.13°S, 97.24°E — 1,116 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
- 📏 At 9.1 square miles of land, 41837 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 945This ZIP945 |
|---|---|
| Households | 337This ZIP337 |
| Housing units | 369This ZIP369 |
| Median age | 44.7This ZIP44.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $41,652This ZIP$41,652Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.0%This ZIP19.0% |
| Mean commute | 14.9 minThis ZIP14.9 min |
| Population density | 103.9 / sq miThis ZIP103.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 26This ZIP26 |
| Annual payroll | $873,000This ZIP$873,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 330This ZIP330 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $17,010,000This ZIP$17,010,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 9.09 sq miThis ZIP9.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 41837
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 41837
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
41815 | Ermine, KY | 3.1 mi |
41849 | Seco, KY | 3.7 mi |
41855 | Thornton, KY | 3.7 mi |
41858 | Whitesburg, KY | 5.4 mi |
41838 | Millstone, KY | 5.4 mi |
41840 | Neon, KY | 5.5 mi |
40826 | Eolia, KY | 5.8 mi |
41810 | Cromona, KY | 6.3 mi |
41824 | Isom, KY | 7.8 mi |
41825 | Jackhorn, KY | 7.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 41837?
41837 is in Mayking, Kentucky, in Letcher County. Its published point location is 37.1252, -82.7583.
What county is 41837 in?
41837 lies in Letcher County.
What area code is 41837?
Mayking uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 41837 in?
41837 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 41837?
About 945 people live in ZIP code 41837, in 337 households, at 103.9 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 41837?
$41,652 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 41837?
The closest are 41815 (3.1 mi), 41849 (3.7 mi), 41855 (3.7 mi), 41858 (5.4 mi) and 41838 (5.4 mi).
Is 41837 a PO Box ZIP code?
41837 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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