42061
ZIP 42061 is Lowes, Kentucky, in Graves County; area code 270; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Graves
- Metro area
- Mayfield, KY
- Population
- 59
- Coordinates
- 36.8828, -88.7664
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Where 42061 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 42061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 42061 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010010001001101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42060 (Lovelaceville, KY, 7 mi away) and 42063 (Lynnville, KY, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42061 becomes 16024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Callery, PA, 540 miles away.
- 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04612 in Bernard, ME, 1,181 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
- 🎯569 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42061 and you would come out at 36.88°S, 91.23°E — 1,358 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 38m.
- 📏 At 0.350 square miles of land, 42061 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 169 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 59This ZIP59 |
|---|---|
| Households | 59This ZIP59 |
| Housing units | 59This ZIP59 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 168.6 / sq miThis ZIP168.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 42061
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 42061
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42069 | Melber, KY | 2.5 mi |
42035 | Cunningham, KY | 4.2 mi |
42060 | Lovelaceville, KY | 6.7 mi |
42051 | Hickory, KY | 6.9 mi |
42039 | Fancy Farm, KY | 7.3 mi |
42027 | Boaz, KY | 7.7 mi |
42070 | Milburn, KY | 9.4 mi |
42001 | Paducah, KY | 10.7 mi |
42023 | Bardwell, KY | 12.4 mi |
42066 | Mayfield, KY | 12.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42061?
42061 is in Lowes, Kentucky, in Graves County, part of the Mayfield, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8828, -88.7664.
What county is 42061 in?
42061 lies in Graves County.
What area code is 42061?
Lowes uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42061 in?
42061 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42061?
About 59 people live in ZIP code 42061, in 59 households, at 168.6 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 42061?
The closest are 42069 (2.5 mi), 42035 (4.2 mi), 42060 (6.7 mi), 42051 (6.9 mi) and 42039 (7.3 mi).
Is 42061 a PO Box ZIP code?
42061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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