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42051

ZIP 42051 is Hickory, Kentucky, in Graves County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Graves
Metro area
Mayfield, KY
Population
2,114
Coordinates
36.8598, -88.6443
☼ Live from 42051 — Hickory, KY

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Where 42051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42051
  • 🔢 Type 42051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,051 = 3 × 107 × 131. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42050 (Hickman, KY, 38 mi away) and 42053 (Kevil, KY, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42051 becomes 15024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cheswick, PA, 539 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 01542, 02145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02541 in Falmouth, MA, 1,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯576 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42051 and you would come out at 36.86°S, 91.36°E — 1,363 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 52.8 square miles of land, 42051 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,114This ZIP2,114
Households790This ZIP790
Housing units976This ZIP976
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,000This ZIP$76,000Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$162,800This ZIP$162,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$928This ZIP$928Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%This ZIP10.6%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density40.0 / sq miThis ZIP40.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees2,273This ZIP2,273
Annual payroll$95,301,000This ZIP$95,301,000
Tax returns filed1,330This ZIP1,330
Total adjusted gross income$98,763,000This ZIP$98,763,000

Land area

Land area52.81 sq miThis ZIP52.81 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 42051

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

ZIP codes near 42051

ZIPCityDistance
42027 Boaz, KY 4.2 mi
42061 Lowes, KY 6.9 mi
42069 Melber, KY 7.4 mi
42066 Mayfield, KY 8.8 mi
42082 Symsonia, KY 9.1 mi
42003 Paducah, KY 10.7 mi
42035 Cunningham, KY 11.1 mi
42039 Fancy Farm, KY 11.2 mi
42001 Paducah, KY 12.3 mi
42060 Lovelaceville, KY 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42051?

42051 is in Hickory, Kentucky, in Graves County, part of the Mayfield, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8598, -88.6443.

What county is 42051 in?

42051 lies in Graves County.

What area code is 42051?

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

What time zone is 42051 in?

42051 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42051?

About 2,114 people live in ZIP code 42051, in 790 households, at 40.0 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 42051?

$76,000 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42051?

The closest are 42027 (4.2 mi), 42061 (6.9 mi), 42069 (7.4 mi), 42066 (8.8 mi) and 42082 (9.1 mi).

Is 42051 a PO Box ZIP code?

42051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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