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42056

ZIP 42056 is La Center, Kentucky, in Ballard County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ballard
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
1,450
Coordinates
37.1073, -88.9867
☼ Live from 42056 — La Center, KY

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Where 42056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42056
  • 🔢 Type 42056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 751. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42055 (Kuttawa, KY, 45 mi away) and 42058 (Ledbetter, KY, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42056 becomes 65024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chamois, MO, 185 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04652 in Lubec, ME, 1,257 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯552 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42056 and you would come out at 37.11°S, 91.01°E — 1,338 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 53.5 square miles of land, 42056 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,450This ZIP1,450
Households637This ZIP637
Housing units797This ZIP797
Median age52.3This ZIP52.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,776This ZIP$56,776Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$131,300This ZIP$131,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density27.1 / sq miThis ZIP27.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees438This ZIP438
Annual payroll$14,501,000This ZIP$14,501,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$50,270,000This ZIP$50,270,000

Land area

Land area53.49 sq miThis ZIP53.49 sq mi
Water area2.42 sq miThis ZIP2.42 sq mi

Other place names in 42056

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ZIP codes near 42056

ZIPCityDistance
42022 Bandana, KY 3.5 mi
42024 Barlow, KY 4.1 mi
42053 Kevil, KY 6.0 mi
42087 Wickliffe, KY 9.3 mi
62941 Grand Chain, IL 9.5 mi
62963 Mound City, IL 10.1 mi
62970 Olmsted, IL 10.4 mi
62996 Villa Ridge, IL 10.4 mi
62953 Joppa, IL 10.4 mi
42086 West Paducah, KY 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42056?

42056 is in La Center, Kentucky, in Ballard County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1073, -88.9867.

What county is 42056 in?

42056 lies in Ballard County.

What area code is 42056?

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

What time zone is 42056 in?

42056 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42056?

About 1,450 people live in ZIP code 42056, in 637 households, at 27.1 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 42056?

$56,776 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42056?

The closest are 42022 (3.5 mi), 42024 (4.1 mi), 42053 (6 mi), 42087 (9.3 mi) and 62941 (9.5 mi).

Is 42056 a PO Box ZIP code?

42056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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