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42054

ZIP 42054 is Kirksey, Kentucky, mostly in Calloway County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calloway +2 more
Metro area
Murray, KY
Population
837
Coordinates
36.7222, -88.4326
☼ Live from 42054 — Kirksey, KY

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Where 42054 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42054
  • 🔢 Type 42054 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,054 = 2 × 3 × 43 × 163. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42053 (Kevil, KY, 37 mi away) and 42055 (Kuttawa, KY, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42054 becomes 45024, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02445, 02454, 04254, 05442, 20544, 24054, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04254 in Livermore Falls, ME, 1,095 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯590 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42054 and you would come out at 36.72°S, 91.57°E — 1,378 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 33.0 square miles of land, 42054 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population837This ZIP837
Households413This ZIP413
Housing units444This ZIP444
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,911This ZIP$58,911Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$160,300This ZIP$160,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,099This ZIP$1,099Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density25.4 / sq miThis ZIP25.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees89This ZIP89
Annual payroll$3,904,000This ZIP$3,904,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$30,953,000This ZIP$30,953,000

Land area

Land area32.97 sq miThis ZIP32.97 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Counties 42054 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Calloway County 86.0%
Marshall County 9.8%
Graves County 4.3%

ZIP codes near 42054

ZIPCityDistance
42048 Hardin, KY 7.7 mi
42020 Almo, KY 8.5 mi
42040 Farmington, KY 8.8 mi
42025 Benton, KY 10.9 mi
42036 Dexter, KY 11.0 mi
42071 Murray, KY 11.0 mi
42066 Mayfield, KY 11.5 mi
42063 Lynnville, KY 13.5 mi
42082 Symsonia, KY 13.9 mi
42079 Sedalia, KY 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42054?

42054 is in Kirksey, Kentucky, in Calloway County, part of the Murray, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7222, -88.4326.

What county is 42054 in?

42054 spans 3 counties: Calloway County, Marshall County and Graves 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 42054?

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

What time zone is 42054 in?

42054 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42054?

About 837 people live in ZIP code 42054, in 413 households, at 25.4 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 42054?

$58,911 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42054?

The closest are 42048 (7.7 mi), 42020 (8.5 mi), 42040 (8.8 mi), 42025 (10.9 mi) and 42036 (11 mi).

Is 42054 a PO Box ZIP code?

42054 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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