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42020

ZIP 42020 is Almo, Kentucky, in Calloway County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calloway
Metro area
Murray, KY
Population
2,476
Coordinates
36.6868, -88.2865
☼ Live from 42020 — Almo, KY

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Where 42020 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 42020
  • 🔢 Type 42020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 191. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42003 (Paducah, KY, 27 mi away) and 42021 (Arlington, KY, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42020 becomes 02024, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02204, 02420, 04022, 04220, 20024, 20042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04220 in Buckfield, ME, 1,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯599 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42020 and you would come out at 36.69°S, 91.71°E — 1,386 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 24.2 square miles of land, 42020 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,476This ZIP2,476
Households907This ZIP907
Housing units933This ZIP933
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,838This ZIP$64,838Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$181,400This ZIP$181,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$658This ZIP$658Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%This ZIP40.9%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density102.1 / sq miThis ZIP102.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees166This ZIP166
Annual payroll$6,000,000This ZIP$6,000,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$64,304,000This ZIP$64,304,000

Land area

Land area24.24 sq miThis ZIP24.24 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 42020

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

ZIP codes near 42020

ZIPCityDistance
42036 Dexter, KY 3.4 mi
42048 Hardin, KY 4.6 mi
42071 Murray, KY 4.6 mi
42054 Kirksey, KY 8.5 mi
42049 Hazel, KY 11.8 mi
42025 Benton, KY 12.2 mi
42076 New Concord, KY 12.8 mi
42040 Farmington, KY 13.1 mi
38251 Puryear, TN 16.1 mi
42063 Lynnville, KY 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42020?

42020 is in Almo, Kentucky, in Calloway County, part of the Murray, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6868, -88.2865.

What county is 42020 in?

42020 lies in Calloway County.

What area code is 42020?

Almo uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42020 in?

42020 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42020?

About 2,476 people live in ZIP code 42020, in 907 households, at 102.1 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 42020?

$64,838 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42020?

The closest are 42036 (3.4 mi), 42048 (4.6 mi), 42071 (4.6 mi), 42054 (8.5 mi) and 42049 (11.8 mi).

Is 42020 a PO Box ZIP code?

42020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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