42124
ZIP 42124 is Beaumont, Kentucky, in Metcalfe County; area code 270; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Metcalfe
- Metro area
- Glasgow, KY
- Population
- 28
- Coordinates
- 36.8637, -85.6521
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Where 42124 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 42124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆42124 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 42,124 = 2 × 2 × 10531. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010010010001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42123 (Austin, KY, 19 mi away) and 42127 (Cave City, KY, 23 mi away).
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12244, 12424, 12442, 14224, 14422, 21244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12244 in Albany, NY, 747 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
- 🎯729 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42124 and you would come out at 36.86°S, 94.35°E — 1,269 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 2.0 square miles of land, 42124 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 28This ZIP28 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10This ZIP10 |
| Housing units | 89This ZIP89 |
| Median age | 29.5This ZIP29.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 14.1 / sq miThis ZIP14.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.98 sq miThis ZIP1.98 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 42124
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42166 | Summer Shade, KY | 4.2 mi |
42759 | Marrowbone, KY | 8.0 mi |
42130 | Eighty Eight, KY | 8.6 mi |
42129 | Edmonton, KY | 9.4 mi |
42167 | Tompkinsville, KY | 10.1 mi |
42157 | Mount Hermon, KY | 10.9 mi |
42154 | Knob Lick, KY | 13.0 mi |
42131 | Etoile, KY | 14.4 mi |
42715 | Breeding, KY | 14.6 mi |
42141 | Glasgow, KY | 14.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42124?
42124 is in Beaumont, Kentucky, in Metcalfe County, part of the Glasgow, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8637, -85.6521.
What county is 42124 in?
42124 lies in Metcalfe County.
What area code is 42124?
Beaumont uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42124 in?
42124 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42124?
About 28 people live in ZIP code 42124, in 10 households, at 14.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 42124?
The closest are 42166 (4.2 mi), 42759 (8 mi), 42130 (8.6 mi), 42129 (9.4 mi) and 42167 (10.1 mi).
Is 42124 a PO Box ZIP code?
42124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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