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42003

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McCracken +1 more
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
29,672
Coordinates
37.0048, -88.5779
☼ Live from 42003 — Paducah, KY

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Where 42003 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 42003
  • 🔢 Type 42003 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,003 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 359. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42002 (Paducah, KY, 9 mi away) and 42020 (Almo, KY, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42003 becomes 30024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Suwanee, GA, 324 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02043, 02304, 02340, 03042, 03240, 04032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34002 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,017 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯575 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42003 and you would come out at 37.00°S, 91.42°E — 1,359 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 69.0 square miles of land, 42003 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,672This ZIP29,672
Households11,711This ZIP11,711
Housing units14,132This ZIP14,132
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,791This ZIP$55,791Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$167,000This ZIP$167,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$740This ZIP$740Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density430.3 / sq miThis ZIP430.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments725This ZIP725
Employees10,373This ZIP10,373
Annual payroll$610,015,000This ZIP$610,015,000
Tax returns filed12,170This ZIP12,170
Total adjusted gross income$739,216,000This ZIP$739,216,000

Land area

Land area68.95 sq miThis ZIP68.95 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq miThis ZIP2.04 sq mi

Counties 42003 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
McCracken County 99.2%
Graves County 0.8%

Other place names in 42003

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 42003

ZIPCityDistance
42027 Boaz, KY 6.7 mi
42058 Ledbetter, KY 7.2 mi
42001 Paducah, KY 7.5 mi
42082 Symsonia, KY 7.6 mi
42002 Paducah, KY 9.3 mi
62910 Brookport, IL 10.5 mi
42051 Hickory, KY 10.7 mi
42029 Calvert City, KY 10.7 mi
42069 Melber, KY 11.5 mi
42086 West Paducah, KY 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42003?

42003 is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0048, -88.5779.

What county is 42003 in?

42003 spans 2 counties: McCracken County and Graves County. Most of it falls in McCracken County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 42003?

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

What time zone is 42003 in?

42003 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42003?

About 29,672 people live in ZIP code 42003, in 11,711 households, at 430.3 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 42003?

$55,791 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42003?

The closest are 42027 (6.7 mi), 42058 (7.2 mi), 42001 (7.5 mi), 42082 (7.6 mi) and 42002 (9.3 mi).

Is 42003 a PO Box ZIP code?

42003 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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