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Where 41849 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 41849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBIh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 41849 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010001101111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41848 (Roxana, KY, 12 mi away) and 41855 (Thornton, KY, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 41849 becomes 94814, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14489, 14894, 18449, 18944, 19484, 44198, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98144 in Seattle, WA, 2,117 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% 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 41849 and you would come out at 37.17°S, 97.27°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 0.967 square miles of land, 41849 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 468 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 75This ZIP75 |
|---|---|
| Households | 45This ZIP45 |
| Housing units | 45This ZIP45 |
| Median age | 62.5This ZIP62.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $65,221This ZIP$65,221Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $65,000This ZIP$65,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 53.2%This ZIP53.2% |
| Population density | 77.6 / sq miThis ZIP77.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.97 sq miThis ZIP0.97 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 41849
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
41840 | Neon, KY | 1.8 mi |
41838 | Millstone, KY | 2.4 mi |
41855 | Thornton, KY | 2.8 mi |
41810 | Cromona, KY | 3.4 mi |
41837 | Mayking, KY | 3.7 mi |
41815 | Ermine, KY | 4.1 mi |
41825 | Jackhorn, KY | 4.2 mi |
41835 | Mc Roberts, KY | 4.8 mi |
41812 | Deane, KY | 5.4 mi |
41858 | Whitesburg, KY | 7.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 41849?
41849 is in Seco, Kentucky, in Letcher County. Its published point location is 37.1740, -82.7326.
What county is 41849 in?
41849 lies in Letcher County.
What area code is 41849?
Seco uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 41849 in?
41849 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 41849?
About 75 people live in ZIP code 41849, in 45 households, at 77.6 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 41849?
$65,221 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 41849?
The closest are 41840 (1.8 mi), 41838 (2.4 mi), 41855 (2.8 mi), 41810 (3.4 mi) and 41837 (3.7 mi).
Is 41849 a PO Box ZIP code?
41849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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