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42087

ZIP 42087 is Wickliffe, Kentucky, in Ballard County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ballard
Metro area
Paducah, KY-IL
Population
2,089
Coordinates
36.9731, -88.9948
☼ Live from 42087 — Wickliffe, KY

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Where 42087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42087
  • 🔢 Type 42087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,087 = 3 × 14029. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010001100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42086 (West Paducah, KY, 14 mi away) and 42088 (Wingo, KY, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42087 becomes 78024 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hunt, TX, 772 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,333 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯555 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42087 and you would come out at 36.97°S, 91.01°E — 1,344 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 68.2 square miles of land, 42087 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,089This ZIP2,089
Households865This ZIP865
Housing units1,032This ZIP1,032
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,802This ZIP$58,802Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$143,500This ZIP$143,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$729This ZIP$729Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density30.6 / sq miThis ZIP30.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees852This ZIP852
Annual payroll$58,102,000This ZIP$58,102,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$55,387,000This ZIP$55,387,000

Land area

Land area68.18 sq miThis ZIP68.18 sq mi
Water area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi

Other place names in 42087

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ZIP codes near 42087

ZIPCityDistance
42023 Bardwell, KY 7.0 mi
42024 Barlow, KY 7.8 mi
42060 Lovelaceville, KY 9.2 mi
42056 La Center, KY 9.3 mi
42035 Cunningham, KY 9.8 mi
42021 Arlington, KY 11.6 mi
42053 Kevil, KY 11.6 mi
42022 Bandana, KY 12.2 mi
62914 Cairo, IL 12.5 mi
62963 Mound City, IL 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42087?

42087 is in Wickliffe, Kentucky, in Ballard County, part of the Paducah, KY-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9731, -88.9948.

What county is 42087 in?

42087 lies in Ballard County.

What area code is 42087?

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

What time zone is 42087 in?

42087 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42087?

About 2,089 people live in ZIP code 42087, in 865 households, at 30.6 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 42087?

$58,802 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42087?

The closest are 42023 (7 mi), 42024 (7.8 mi), 42060 (9.2 mi), 42056 (9.3 mi) and 42035 (9.8 mi).

Is 42087 a PO Box ZIP code?

42087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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