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42081

ZIP 42081 is Smithland, Kentucky, in Livingston County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Livingston
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
2,161
Coordinates
37.2351, -88.3905
☼ Live from 42081 — Smithland, KY

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Where 42081 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42081
  • 🔢 Type 42081 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,081 = 3 × 13 × 13 × 83. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42079 (Sedalia, KY, 49 mi away) and 42082 (Symsonia, KY, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42081 becomes 18024, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84201 in Ogden, UT, 1,290 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯579 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42081 and you would come out at 37.24°S, 91.61°E — 1,355 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 114.3 square miles of land, 42081 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,161This ZIP2,161
Households788This ZIP788
Housing units1,054This ZIP1,054
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,868This ZIP$92,868Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$167,300This ZIP$167,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density18.9 / sq miThis ZIP18.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees101This ZIP101
Annual payroll$3,492,000This ZIP$3,492,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$50,245,000This ZIP$50,245,000

Land area

Land area114.32 sq miThis ZIP114.32 sq mi
Water area2.24 sq miThis ZIP2.24 sq mi

Other place names in 42081

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

ZIP codes near 42081

ZIPCityDistance
42028 Burna, KY 3.0 mi
42047 Hampton, KY 3.8 mi
42078 Salem, KY 6.4 mi
42083 Tiline, KY 7.6 mi
62910 Brookport, IL 9.7 mi
42037 Dycusburg, KY 12.5 mi
42058 Ledbetter, KY 12.9 mi
42045 Grand Rivers, KY 13.0 mi
62982 Rosiclare, IL 13.2 mi
62938 Golconda, IL 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42081?

42081 is in Smithland, Kentucky, in Livingston County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2351, -88.3905.

What county is 42081 in?

42081 lies in Livingston County.

What area code is 42081?

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

What time zone is 42081 in?

42081 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42081?

About 2,161 people live in ZIP code 42081, in 788 households, at 18.9 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 42081?

$92,868 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42081?

The closest are 42028 (3 mi), 42047 (3.8 mi), 42078 (6.4 mi), 42083 (7.6 mi) and 62910 (9.7 mi).

Is 42081 a PO Box ZIP code?

42081 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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