42060
ZIP 42060 is Lovelaceville, Kentucky, in Ballard County; area code 270; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Ballard
- Metro area
- Paducah, KY-IL
- Population
- 28
- Coordinates
- 36.9659, -88.8281
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Where 42060 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.
- 🔢 Type 42060 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 42,060 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 701. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010010001001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42058 (Ledbetter, KY, 21 mi away) and 42061 (Lowes, KY, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42060 becomes 06024 — and that is a real ZIP code: East Canaan, CT, 897 miles away.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00624, 02460, 04062, 04260, 06024, 06042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00624 in Penuelas, PR, 1,873 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
- 🎯563 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42060 and you would come out at 36.97°S, 91.17°E — 1,351 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 0.826 square miles of land, 42060 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 400 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 28This ZIP28 |
|---|---|
| Households | 19This ZIP19 |
| Housing units | 30This ZIP30 |
| Median age | 61.9This ZIP61.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 33.9 / sq miThis ZIP33.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 42060
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 42060
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42035 | Cunningham, KY | 4.0 mi |
42069 | Melber, KY | 5.1 mi |
42061 | Lowes, KY | 6.7 mi |
42001 | Paducah, KY | 7.9 mi |
42086 | West Paducah, KY | 8.6 mi |
42087 | Wickliffe, KY | 9.2 mi |
42002 | Paducah, KY | 10.4 mi |
42053 | Kevil, KY | 10.5 mi |
42023 | Bardwell, KY | 11.1 mi |
42027 | Boaz, KY | 11.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42060?
42060 is in Lovelaceville, Kentucky, in Ballard County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9659, -88.8281.
What county is 42060 in?
42060 lies in Ballard County.
What area code is 42060?
Lovelaceville uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42060 in?
42060 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42060?
About 28 people live in ZIP code 42060, in 19 households, at 33.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 42060?
The closest are 42035 (4 mi), 42069 (5.1 mi), 42061 (6.7 mi), 42001 (7.9 mi) and 42086 (8.6 mi).
Is 42060 a PO Box ZIP code?
42060 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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