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42024

ZIP 42024 is Barlow, Kentucky, in Ballard County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ballard
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
1,205
Coordinates
37.0774, -89.0503
☼ Live from 42024 — Barlow, KY

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Where 42024 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42024
  • 🔢 Type 42024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆42024 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 103. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42023 (Bardwell, KY, 15 mi away) and 42025 (Benton, KY, 42 mi away).
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04224, 04422, 20244, 20424, 20442, 22044, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04422 in Charleston, ME, 1,176 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯549 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42024 and you would come out at 37.08°S, 90.95°E — 1,337 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 37m.
  • 📏 At 46.4 square miles of land, 42024 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,205This ZIP1,205
Households559This ZIP559
Housing units660This ZIP660
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,925This ZIP$46,925Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$129,800This ZIP$129,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$538This ZIP$538Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%This ZIP9.7%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density26.0 / sq miThis ZIP26.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees116This ZIP116
Annual payroll$4,624,000This ZIP$4,624,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$35,487,000This ZIP$35,487,000

Land area

Land area46.42 sq miThis ZIP46.42 sq mi
Water area4.32 sq miThis ZIP4.32 sq mi

Other place names in 42024

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ZIP codes near 42024

ZIPCityDistance
42056 La Center, KY 4.1 mi
62963 Mound City, IL 6.7 mi
42022 Bandana, KY 7.5 mi
42087 Wickliffe, KY 7.8 mi
62914 Cairo, IL 8.9 mi
62996 Villa Ridge, IL 8.9 mi
42053 Kevil, KY 9.8 mi
62964 Mounds, IL 10.4 mi
62970 Olmsted, IL 10.5 mi
62941 Grand Chain, IL 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42024?

42024 is in Barlow, Kentucky, in Ballard County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0774, -89.0503.

What county is 42024 in?

42024 lies in Ballard County.

What area code is 42024?

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

What time zone is 42024 in?

42024 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42024?

About 1,205 people live in ZIP code 42024, in 559 households, at 26.0 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 42024?

$46,925 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42024?

The closest are 42056 (4.1 mi), 62963 (6.7 mi), 42022 (7.5 mi), 42087 (7.8 mi) and 62914 (8.9 mi).

Is 42024 a PO Box ZIP code?

42024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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