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Where 41838 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 41838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBIh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 41,838 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 367. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010001101101110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41837 (Mayking, KY, 5 mi away) and 41839 (Mousie, KY, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 41838 becomes 83814 — and that is a real ZIP code: Coeur d'Alene, ID, 1,855 miles away.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13488, 13848, 14838, 14883, 18348, 18438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83841 in Laclede, ID, 1,867 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯873 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41838 and you would come out at 37.20°S, 97.24°E — 1,117 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
- 📏 At 8.6 square miles of land, 41838 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing
| Population | 701This ZIP701 |
|---|---|
| Households | 274This ZIP274 |
| Housing units | 274This ZIP274 |
| Median age | 34.1This ZIP34.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,962This ZIP$42,962Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.8%This ZIP6.8% |
| Population density | 81.6 / sq miThis ZIP81.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 130This ZIP130 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $6,647,000This ZIP$6,647,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 8.59 sq miThis ZIP8.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
Other place names in 41838
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 41838
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
41840 | Neon, KY | 2.0 mi |
41849 | Seco, KY | 2.4 mi |
41855 | Thornton, KY | 2.4 mi |
41812 | Deane, KY | 3.4 mi |
41825 | Jackhorn, KY | 3.4 mi |
41815 | Ermine, KY | 4.3 mi |
41810 | Cromona, KY | 4.8 mi |
41835 | Mc Roberts, KY | 5.0 mi |
41837 | Mayking, KY | 5.4 mi |
41828 | Kite, KY | 6.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 41838?
41838 is in Millstone, Kentucky, in Letcher County. Its published point location is 37.2038, -82.7567.
What county is 41838 in?
41838 lies in Letcher County.
What area code is 41838?
Millstone uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 41838 in?
41838 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 41838?
About 701 people live in ZIP code 41838, in 274 households, at 81.6 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 41838?
$42,962 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 41838?
The closest are 41840 (2 mi), 41849 (2.4 mi), 41855 (2.4 mi), 41812 (3.4 mi) and 41825 (3.4 mi).
Is 41838 a PO Box ZIP code?
41838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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