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42079

ZIP 42079 is Sedalia, Kentucky, in Graves County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Graves
Metro area
Mayfield, KY
Population
1,315
Coordinates
36.5413, -88.5764
☼ Live from 42079 — Sedalia, KY

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Where 42079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42079
  • 🔢 Type 42079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,079 = 29 × 1451. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42078 (Salem, KY, 53 mi away) and 42081 (Smithland, KY, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42079 becomes 97024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fairview, OR, 1,855 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02479, 04927, 04972, 07924, 09472, 09724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09724 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,433 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯588 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42079 and you would come out at 36.54°S, 91.42°E — 1,382 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 54.4 square miles of land, 42079 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,315This ZIP1,315
Households421This ZIP421
Housing units544This ZIP544
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,375This ZIP$59,375Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$119,100This ZIP$119,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density24.2 / sq miThis ZIP24.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$2,024,000This ZIP$2,024,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$30,277,000This ZIP$30,277,000

Land area

Land area54.39 sq miThis ZIP54.39 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 42079

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ZIP codes near 42079

ZIPCityDistance
42063 Lynnville, KY 1.4 mi
42040 Farmington, KY 6.2 mi
38226 Dukedom, TN 6.4 mi
38241 Palmersville, TN 7.9 mi
42088 Wingo, KY 11.1 mi
38224 Cottage Grove, TN 11.6 mi
42085 Water Valley, KY 12.6 mi
38251 Puryear, TN 13.5 mi
42066 Mayfield, KY 13.7 mi
42049 Hazel, KY 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42079?

42079 is in Sedalia, Kentucky, in Graves County, part of the Mayfield, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5413, -88.5764.

What county is 42079 in?

42079 lies in Graves County.

What area code is 42079?

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

What time zone is 42079 in?

42079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42079?

About 1,315 people live in ZIP code 42079, in 421 households, at 24.2 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 42079?

$59,375 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42079?

The closest are 42063 (1.4 mi), 42040 (6.2 mi), 38226 (6.4 mi), 38241 (7.9 mi) and 42088 (11.1 mi).

Is 42079 a PO Box ZIP code?

42079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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