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Where 42032 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 42032 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZEOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 42,032 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 37 × 71. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010010000110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42031 (Clinton, KY, 8 mi away) and 42033 (Crayne, KY, 67 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42032 becomes 23024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bumpass, VA, 627 miles away.
- 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02324, 03224, 03242, 04223, 20423, 22034, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34022 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,570 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
- 🎯556 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42032 and you would come out at 36.74°S, 90.89°E — 1,352 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 42032 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 223This ZIP223 |
|---|---|
| Households | 86This ZIP86 |
| Housing units | 141This ZIP141 |
| Median age | 36.6This ZIP36.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $34,706This ZIP$34,706Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $58,500This ZIP$58,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.6%This ZIP3.6% |
| Mean commute | 18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min |
| Population density | 32.1 / sq miThis ZIP32.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 6.94 sq miThis ZIP6.94 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi |
Other place names in 42032
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 42032
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
63881 | Wolf Island, MO | 5.5 mi |
42031 | Clinton, KY | 7.7 mi |
42021 | Arlington, KY | 7.8 mi |
42023 | Bardwell, KY | 11.2 mi |
63845 | East Prairie, MO | 11.5 mi |
42070 | Milburn, KY | 12.3 mi |
63820 | Anniston, MO | 13.2 mi |
63882 | Wyatt, MO | 13.5 mi |
42050 | Hickman, KY | 14.9 mi |
63834 | Charleston, MO | 14.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42032?
42032 is in Columbus, Kentucky, in Hickman County. Its published point location is 36.7424, -89.1105.
What county is 42032 in?
42032 lies in Hickman County.
What area code is 42032?
Columbus uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42032 in?
42032 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42032?
About 223 people live in ZIP code 42032, in 86 households, at 32.1 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 42032?
$34,706 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 42032?
The closest are 63881 (5.5 mi), 42031 (7.7 mi), 42021 (7.8 mi), 42023 (11.2 mi) and 63845 (11.5 mi).
Is 42032 a PO Box ZIP code?
42032 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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