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42082

ZIP 42082 is Symsonia, Kentucky, mostly in Graves County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Graves +2 more
Metro area
Mayfield, KY
Population
1,803
Coordinates
36.9174, -88.4953
☼ Live from 42082 — Symsonia, KY

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Where 42082 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42082
  • 🔢 Type 42082 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,082 = 2 × 53 × 397. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42081 (Smithland, KY, 23 mi away) and 42083 (Tiline, KY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42082 becomes 28024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cliffside, NC, 393 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 1,320 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯582 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42082 and you would come out at 36.92°S, 91.50°E — 1,366 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 27.8 square miles of land, 42082 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,803This ZIP1,803
Households708This ZIP708
Housing units917This ZIP917
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,000This ZIP$67,000Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$223,200This ZIP$223,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density64.8 / sq miThis ZIP64.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$2,207,000This ZIP$2,207,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$54,893,000This ZIP$54,893,000

Land area

Land area27.81 sq miThis ZIP27.81 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Counties 42082 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Graves County 55.5%
Marshall County 30.8%
McCracken County 13.8%

Other place names in 42082

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ZIP codes near 42082

ZIPCityDistance
42003 Paducah, KY 7.6 mi
42027 Boaz, KY 7.7 mi
42029 Calvert City, KY 9.0 mi
42051 Hickory, KY 9.1 mi
42025 Benton, KY 9.7 mi
42058 Ledbetter, KY 9.9 mi
42044 Gilbertsville, KY 13.1 mi
42054 Kirksey, KY 13.9 mi
42001 Paducah, KY 14.2 mi
42069 Melber, KY 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42082?

42082 is in Symsonia, Kentucky, in Graves County, part of the Mayfield, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9174, -88.4953.

What county is 42082 in?

42082 spans 3 counties: Graves County, Marshall 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 42082?

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

What time zone is 42082 in?

42082 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42082?

About 1,803 people live in ZIP code 42082, in 708 households, at 64.8 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 42082?

$67,000 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42082?

The closest are 42003 (7.6 mi), 42027 (7.7 mi), 42029 (9 mi), 42051 (9.1 mi) and 42025 (9.7 mi).

Is 42082 a PO Box ZIP code?

42082 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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