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42039

ZIP 42039 is Fancy Farm, Kentucky, mostly in Graves County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Graves +2 more
Metro area
Mayfield, KY
Population
1,694
Coordinates
36.7887, -88.8254
☼ Live from 42039 — Fancy Farm, KY

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Where 42039 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42039
  • 🔢 Type 42039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,039 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 173. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42038 (Eddyville, KY, 48 mi away) and 42040 (Farmington, KY, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42039 becomes 93024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ojai, CA, 1,709 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02349, 02493, 03249, 04239, 04923, 04932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94302 in Palo Alto, CA, 1,827 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯569 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42039 and you would come out at 36.79°S, 91.17°E — 1,360 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 48.8 square miles of land, 42039 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,694This ZIP1,694
Households644This ZIP644
Housing units721This ZIP721
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,726This ZIP$70,726Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$143,200This ZIP$143,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$753This ZIP$753Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density34.7 / sq miThis ZIP34.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees63This ZIP63
Annual payroll$2,875,000This ZIP$2,875,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$45,360,000This ZIP$45,360,000

Land area

Land area48.75 sq miThis ZIP48.75 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Counties 42039 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Graves County 34.2%
Hickman County 33.0%
Carlisle County 32.8%

Other place names in 42039

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ZIP codes near 42039

ZIPCityDistance
42070 Milburn, KY 4.2 mi
42061 Lowes, KY 7.3 mi
42035 Cunningham, KY 8.2 mi
42021 Arlington, KY 9.4 mi
42069 Melber, KY 9.8 mi
42023 Bardwell, KY 10.8 mi
42066 Mayfield, KY 11.0 mi
42051 Hickory, KY 11.2 mi
42031 Clinton, KY 11.6 mi
42060 Lovelaceville, KY 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42039?

42039 is in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, in Graves County, part of the Mayfield, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7887, -88.8254.

What county is 42039 in?

42039 spans 3 counties: Graves County, Hickman County and Carlisle 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 42039?

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

What time zone is 42039 in?

42039 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42039?

About 1,694 people live in ZIP code 42039, in 644 households, at 34.7 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 42039?

$70,726 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42039?

The closest are 42070 (4.2 mi), 42061 (7.3 mi), 42035 (8.2 mi), 42021 (9.4 mi) and 42069 (9.8 mi).

Is 42039 a PO Box ZIP code?

42039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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