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42036

ZIP 42036 is Dexter, Kentucky, mostly in Calloway County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calloway +1 more
Metro area
Murray, KY
Population
1,194
Coordinates
36.7126, -88.2346
☼ Live from 42036 — Dexter, KY

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Where 42036 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42036
  • 🔢 Type 42036 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,036 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 31 × 113. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42035 (Cunningham, KY, 36 mi away) and 42037 (Dycusburg, KY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42036 becomes 63024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ballwin, MO, 181 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04623 in Columbia Falls, ME, 1,204 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯601 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42036 and you would come out at 36.71°S, 91.77°E — 1,387 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 39m.
  • 📏 At 27.6 square miles of land, 42036 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,194This ZIP1,194
Households545This ZIP545
Housing units608This ZIP608
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,904This ZIP$97,904Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$119,500This ZIP$119,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%This ZIP5.4%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density43.3 / sq miThis ZIP43.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$1,093,000This ZIP$1,093,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$28,532,000This ZIP$28,532,000

Land area

Land area27.59 sq miThis ZIP27.59 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 42036 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Calloway County 98.7%
Marshall County 1.4%

Other place names in 42036

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

ZIP codes near 42036

ZIPCityDistance
42020 Almo, KY 3.4 mi
42048 Hardin, KY 4.5 mi
42071 Murray, KY 6.9 mi
42054 Kirksey, KY 11.0 mi
42025 Benton, KY 11.6 mi
42076 New Concord, KY 12.1 mi
42049 Hazel, KY 14.3 mi
42040 Farmington, KY 16.5 mi
42044 Gilbertsville, KY 17.0 mi
38251 Puryear, TN 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42036?

42036 is in Dexter, Kentucky, in Calloway County, part of the Murray, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7126, -88.2346.

What county is 42036 in?

42036 spans 2 counties: Calloway County and Marshall County. Most of it falls in Calloway 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 42036?

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

What time zone is 42036 in?

42036 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42036?

About 1,194 people live in ZIP code 42036, in 545 households, at 43.3 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 42036?

$97,904 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42036?

The closest are 42020 (3.4 mi), 42048 (4.5 mi), 42071 (6.9 mi), 42054 (11 mi) and 42025 (11.6 mi).

Is 42036 a PO Box ZIP code?

42036 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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