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42069

ZIP 42069 is Melber, Kentucky, mostly in Graves County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Graves +1 more
Metro area
Mayfield, KY
Population
1,214
Coordinates
36.9188, -88.7565
☼ Live from 42069 — Melber, KY

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Where 42069 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42069
  • 🔢 Type 42069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,069 = 3 × 37 × 379. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42066 (Mayfield, KY, 14 mi away) and 42070 (Milburn, KY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42069 becomes 96024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Douglas City, CA, 1,845 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06249, 06492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,809 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯568 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42069 and you would come out at 36.92°S, 91.24°E — 1,356 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 24.4 square miles of land, 42069 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,214This ZIP1,214
Households488This ZIP488
Housing units512This ZIP512
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,929This ZIP$48,929Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$208,500This ZIP$208,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%This ZIP9.4%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density49.8 / sq miThis ZIP49.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$2,393,000This ZIP$2,393,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$39,749,000This ZIP$39,749,000

Land area

Land area24.37 sq miThis ZIP24.37 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 42069 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Graves County 79.4%
McCracken County 20.6%

Other place names in 42069

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

ZIP codes near 42069

ZIPCityDistance
42061 Lowes, KY 2.5 mi
42035 Cunningham, KY 4.5 mi
42060 Lovelaceville, KY 5.1 mi
42027 Boaz, KY 6.7 mi
42051 Hickory, KY 7.4 mi
42001 Paducah, KY 8.1 mi
42039 Fancy Farm, KY 9.8 mi
42086 West Paducah, KY 11.4 mi
42070 Milburn, KY 11.5 mi
42003 Paducah, KY 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42069?

42069 is in Melber, Kentucky, in Graves County, part of the Mayfield, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9188, -88.7565.

What county is 42069 in?

42069 spans 2 counties: Graves County and McCracken County. Most of it falls in Graves 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 42069?

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

What time zone is 42069 in?

42069 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42069?

About 1,214 people live in ZIP code 42069, in 488 households, at 49.8 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 42069?

$48,929 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42069?

The closest are 42061 (2.5 mi), 42035 (4.5 mi), 42060 (5.1 mi), 42027 (6.7 mi) and 42051 (7.4 mi).

Is 42069 a PO Box ZIP code?

42069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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