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42027

ZIP 42027 is Boaz, Kentucky, mostly in Graves County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Graves +1 more
Metro area
Mayfield, KY
Population
1,875
Coordinates
36.9194, -88.6355
☼ Live from 42027 — Boaz, KY

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Where 42027 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42027
  • 🔢 Type 42027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,027 = 3 × 14009. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42025 (Benton, KY, 17 mi away) and 42028 (Burna, KY, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42027 becomes 72024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Carlisle, AR, 230 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04227 in East Dixfield, ME, 1,092 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% 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 42027 and you would come out at 36.92°S, 91.36°E — 1,361 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 46.1 square miles of land, 42027 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,875This ZIP1,875
Households676This ZIP676
Housing units783This ZIP783
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,056This ZIP$58,056Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$194,200This ZIP$194,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density40.6 / sq miThis ZIP40.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$2,683,000This ZIP$2,683,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$82,487,000This ZIP$82,487,000

Land area

Land area46.13 sq miThis ZIP46.13 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Counties 42027 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Graves County 85.6%
McCracken County 14.4%

ZIP codes near 42027

ZIPCityDistance
42051 Hickory, KY 4.2 mi
42069 Melber, KY 6.7 mi
42003 Paducah, KY 6.7 mi
42061 Lowes, KY 7.7 mi
42082 Symsonia, KY 7.7 mi
42001 Paducah, KY 8.7 mi
42060 Lovelaceville, KY 11.1 mi
42035 Cunningham, KY 11.1 mi
42002 Paducah, KY 12.2 mi
42066 Mayfield, KY 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42027?

42027 is in Boaz, Kentucky, in Graves County, part of the Mayfield, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9194, -88.6355.

What county is 42027 in?

42027 spans 2 counties: Graves County and McCracken County. Most of it falls in Graves 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 42027?

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

What time zone is 42027 in?

42027 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42027?

About 1,875 people live in ZIP code 42027, in 676 households, at 40.6 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 42027?

$58,056 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42027?

The closest are 42051 (4.2 mi), 42069 (6.7 mi), 42003 (6.7 mi), 42061 (7.7 mi) and 42082 (7.7 mi).

Is 42027 a PO Box ZIP code?

42027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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