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42022

ZIP 42022 is Bandana, Kentucky, in Ballard County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ballard
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
198
Coordinates
37.1450, -88.9448
☼ Live from 42022 — Bandana, KY

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Where 42022 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42022
  • 🔢 Type 42022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,022 = 2 × 21011. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42021 (Arlington, KY, 24 mi away) and 42023 (Bardwell, KY, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42022 becomes 22024, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04222, 20224, 20242, 20422, 22042, 22204, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04222 in Durham, ME, 1,091 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯553 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42022 and you would come out at 37.14°S, 91.06°E — 1,338 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 0.492 square miles of land, 42022 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 238 football fields.
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People and housing

Population198This ZIP198
Households63This ZIP63
Housing units63This ZIP63
Median age24.1This ZIP24.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,176This ZIP$92,176Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$88,400This ZIP$88,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density402.4 / sq miThis ZIP402.4 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 42022

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

ZIP codes near 42022

ZIPCityDistance
42056 La Center, KY 3.5 mi
42053 Kevil, KY 4.3 mi
62953 Joppa, IL 7.0 mi
62941 Grand Chain, IL 7.0 mi
42024 Barlow, KY 7.5 mi
62956 Karnak, IL 9.4 mi
42086 West Paducah, KY 10.4 mi
62970 Olmsted, IL 10.5 mi
62996 Villa Ridge, IL 11.8 mi
42087 Wickliffe, KY 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42022?

42022 is in Bandana, Kentucky, in Ballard County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1450, -88.9448.

What county is 42022 in?

42022 lies in Ballard County.

What area code is 42022?

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

What time zone is 42022 in?

42022 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42022?

About 198 people live in ZIP code 42022, in 63 households, at 402.4 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 42022?

$92,176 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42022?

The closest are 42056 (3.5 mi), 42053 (4.3 mi), 62953 (7 mi), 62941 (7 mi) and 42024 (7.5 mi).

Is 42022 a PO Box ZIP code?

42022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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