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42029

ZIP 42029 is Calvert City, Kentucky, in Marshall County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall
Metro area
none
Population
5,552
Coordinates
37.0120, -88.3845
☼ Live from 42029 — Calvert City, KY

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Where 42029 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42029
  • 🔢 Type 42029 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,029 = 13 × 53 × 61. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42028 (Burna, KY, 16 mi away) and 42031 (Clinton, KY, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42029 becomes 92024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Encinitas, CA, 1,650 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02492, 04292, 04922, 09242, 09422, 20429, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09242 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,594 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯585 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42029 and you would come out at 37.01°S, 91.62°E — 1,366 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 46.0 square miles of land, 42029 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,552This ZIP5,552
Households2,439This ZIP2,439
Housing units2,872This ZIP2,872
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,083This ZIP$64,083Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$154,100This ZIP$154,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$983This ZIP$983Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density120.6 / sq miThis ZIP120.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments216This ZIP216
Employees4,729This ZIP4,729
Annual payroll$398,087,000This ZIP$398,087,000
Tax returns filed2,940This ZIP2,940
Total adjusted gross income$192,167,000This ZIP$192,167,000

Land area

Land area46.03 sq miThis ZIP46.03 sq mi
Water area2.41 sq miThis ZIP2.41 sq mi

Other place names in 42029

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ZIP codes near 42029

ZIPCityDistance
42058 Ledbetter, KY 5.5 mi
42044 Gilbertsville, KY 7.7 mi
42045 Grand Rivers, KY 7.8 mi
42082 Symsonia, KY 9.0 mi
42003 Paducah, KY 10.7 mi
42025 Benton, KY 10.9 mi
42083 Tiline, KY 11.6 mi
42055 Kuttawa, KY 12.4 mi
62910 Brookport, IL 12.8 mi
42037 Dycusburg, KY 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42029?

42029 is in Calvert City, Kentucky, in Marshall County. Its published point location is 37.0120, -88.3845.

What county is 42029 in?

42029 lies in Marshall County.

What area code is 42029?

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

What time zone is 42029 in?

42029 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42029?

About 5,552 people live in ZIP code 42029, in 2,439 households, at 120.6 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 42029?

$64,083 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42029?

The closest are 42058 (5.5 mi), 42044 (7.7 mi), 42045 (7.8 mi), 42082 (9 mi) and 42003 (10.7 mi).

Is 42029 a PO Box ZIP code?

42029 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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