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42086

ZIP 42086 is West Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McCracken
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
3,775
Coordinates
37.0828, -88.7727
☼ Live from 42086 — West Paducah, KY

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Where 42086 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42086
  • 🔢 Type 42086 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,086 = 2 × 11 × 1913. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42085 (Water Valley, KY, 35 mi away) and 42087 (Wickliffe, KY, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42086 becomes 68024, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86402 in Kingman, AZ, 1,412 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯563 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42086 and you would come out at 37.08°S, 91.23°E — 1,348 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 31.3 square miles of land, 42086 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,775This ZIP3,775
Households1,373This ZIP1,373
Housing units1,603This ZIP1,603
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,591This ZIP$77,591Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$179,200This ZIP$179,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,033This ZIP$1,033Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density120.8 / sq miThis ZIP120.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees525This ZIP525
Annual payroll$19,307,000This ZIP$19,307,000
Tax returns filed1,930This ZIP1,930
Total adjusted gross income$137,726,000This ZIP$137,726,000

Land area

Land area31.26 sq miThis ZIP31.26 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42086

ZIPCityDistance
42002 Paducah, KY 3.3 mi
42001 Paducah, KY 5.0 mi
42053 Kevil, KY 6.1 mi
42060 Lovelaceville, KY 8.6 mi
62953 Joppa, IL 9.6 mi
42022 Bandana, KY 10.4 mi
62960 Metropolis, IL 10.8 mi
42069 Melber, KY 11.4 mi
42056 La Center, KY 11.9 mi
42003 Paducah, KY 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42086?

42086 is in West Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0828, -88.7727.

What county is 42086 in?

42086 lies in McCracken County.

What area code is 42086?

West Paducah uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42086 in?

42086 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42086?

About 3,775 people live in ZIP code 42086, in 1,373 households, at 120.8 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 42086?

$77,591 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42086?

The closest are 42002 (3.3 mi), 42001 (5 mi), 42053 (6.1 mi), 42060 (8.6 mi) and 62953 (9.6 mi).

Is 42086 a PO Box ZIP code?

42086 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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