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42001

ZIP 42001 is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time. Paducah has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 42002 and 42003.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McCracken
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
30,856
Coordinates
37.0306, -88.7094
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Where 42001 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42001
  • 🔢 Type 42001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,001 = 97 × 433. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41862 (Topmost, KY, 328 mi away) and 42002 (Paducah, KY, 4 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42001 becomes 10024 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 833 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01240, 01420, 02041, 02140, 04021, 04102, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04210 in Auburn, ME, 1,081 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯568 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42001 and you would come out at 37.03°S, 91.29°E — 1,353 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 74.2 square miles of land, 42001 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,856This ZIP30,856
Households13,277This ZIP13,277
Housing units14,942This ZIP14,942
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,365This ZIP$71,365Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$215,300This ZIP$215,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$966This ZIP$966Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%This ZIP35.2%
Mean commute16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min
Population density415.7 / sq miThis ZIP415.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,189This ZIP1,189
Employees21,558This ZIP21,558
Annual payroll$1,062,373,000This ZIP$1,062,373,000
Tax returns filed14,100This ZIP14,100
Total adjusted gross income$1,408,374,000This ZIP$1,408,374,000

Land area

Land area74.23 sq miThis ZIP74.23 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 42001

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ZIP codes near 42001

ZIPCityDistance
42002 Paducah, KY 3.8 mi
42086 West Paducah, KY 5.0 mi
42003 Paducah, KY 7.5 mi
42060 Lovelaceville, KY 7.9 mi
42069 Melber, KY 8.1 mi
42027 Boaz, KY 8.7 mi
42061 Lowes, KY 10.7 mi
42053 Kevil, KY 10.9 mi
42035 Cunningham, KY 11.0 mi
42051 Hickory, KY 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42001?

42001 is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0306, -88.7094.

What county is 42001 in?

42001 lies in McCracken County.

What area code is 42001?

Paducah uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42001 in?

42001 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42001?

About 30,856 people live in ZIP code 42001, in 13,277 households, at 415.7 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 42001?

$71,365 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42001?

The closest are 42002 (3.8 mi), 42086 (5 mi), 42003 (7.5 mi), 42060 (7.9 mi) and 42069 (8.1 mi).

Is 42001 a PO Box ZIP code?

42001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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