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42028

ZIP 42028 is Burna, Kentucky, in Livingston County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Livingston
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
403
Coordinates
37.2389, -88.3368
☼ Live from 42028 — Burna, KY

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Where 42028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42028
  • 🔢 Type 42028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,028 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42027 (Boaz, KY, 28 mi away) and 42029 (Calvert City, KY, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42028 becomes 82024, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 1,322 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯581 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42028 and you would come out at 37.24°S, 91.66°E — 1,357 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 25.6 square miles of land, 42028 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population403This ZIP403
Households183This ZIP183
Housing units238This ZIP238
Median age58.2This ZIP58.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,250This ZIP$51,250Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$82,100This ZIP$82,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute38.4 minThis ZIP38.4 min
Population density15.8 / sq miThis ZIP15.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$14,290,000This ZIP$14,290,000

Land area

Land area25.58 sq miThis ZIP25.58 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 42028

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

ZIP codes near 42028

ZIPCityDistance
42081 Smithland, KY 3.0 mi
42078 Salem, KY 3.8 mi
42047 Hampton, KY 5.0 mi
42083 Tiline, KY 6.0 mi
42037 Dycusburg, KY 10.1 mi
42045 Grand Rivers, KY 12.0 mi
62910 Brookport, IL 12.4 mi
62982 Rosiclare, IL 12.9 mi
42033 Crayne, KY 14.2 mi
42058 Ledbetter, KY 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42028?

42028 is in Burna, Kentucky, in Livingston County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2389, -88.3368.

What county is 42028 in?

42028 lies in Livingston County.

What area code is 42028?

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

What time zone is 42028 in?

42028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42028?

About 403 people live in ZIP code 42028, in 183 households, at 15.8 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 42028?

$51,250 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42028?

The closest are 42081 (3 mi), 42078 (3.8 mi), 42047 (5 mi), 42083 (6 mi) and 42037 (10.1 mi).

Is 42028 a PO Box ZIP code?

42028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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