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42044

ZIP 42044 is Gilbertsville, Kentucky, in Marshall County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall
Metro area
none
Population
3,894
Coordinates
36.9576, -88.2632
☼ Live from 42044 — Gilbertsville, KY

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Where 42044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42044
  • 🔢 Type 42044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,044 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 457. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42041 (Fulton, KY, 44 mi away) and 42045 (Grand Rivers, KY, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42044 becomes 44024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chardon, OH, 495 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04424, 04442, 20444, 24440, 40442, 42404, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04424 in Danforth, ME, 1,213 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯592 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42044 and you would come out at 36.96°S, 91.74°E — 1,373 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 23.6 square miles of land, 42044 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,894This ZIP3,894
Households1,453This ZIP1,453
Housing units2,217This ZIP2,217
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,333This ZIP$57,333Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$271,400This ZIP$271,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$597This ZIP$597Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density164.9 / sq miThis ZIP164.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees194This ZIP194
Annual payroll$7,118,000This ZIP$7,118,000
Tax returns filed1,500This ZIP1,500
Total adjusted gross income$125,346,000This ZIP$125,346,000

Land area

Land area23.61 sq miThis ZIP23.61 sq mi
Water area12.26 sq miThis ZIP12.26 sq mi

Other place names in 42044

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

ZIP codes near 42044

ZIPCityDistance
42029 Calvert City, KY 7.7 mi
42025 Benton, KY 7.8 mi
42045 Grand Rivers, KY 8.1 mi
42055 Kuttawa, KY 9.5 mi
42082 Symsonia, KY 13.1 mi
42058 Ledbetter, KY 13.2 mi
42083 Tiline, KY 14.2 mi
42048 Hardin, KY 14.3 mi
42038 Eddyville, KY 14.4 mi
42037 Dycusburg, KY 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42044?

42044 is in Gilbertsville, Kentucky, in Marshall County. Its published point location is 36.9576, -88.2632.

What county is 42044 in?

42044 lies in Marshall County.

What area code is 42044?

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

What time zone is 42044 in?

42044 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42044?

About 3,894 people live in ZIP code 42044, in 1,453 households, at 164.9 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 42044?

$57,333 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42044?

The closest are 42029 (7.7 mi), 42025 (7.8 mi), 42045 (8.1 mi), 42055 (9.5 mi) and 42082 (13.1 mi).

Is 42044 a PO Box ZIP code?

42044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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