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42129

ZIP 42129 is Edmonton, Kentucky, mostly in Metcalfe County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Metcalfe +1 more
Metro area
Glasgow, KY
Population
7,302
Coordinates
36.9891, -85.5855
☼ Live from 42129 — Edmonton, KY

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Where 42129 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42129
  • 🔢 Type 42129 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,129 = 3 × 3 × 31 × 151. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42128 (Drake, KY, 45 mi away) and 42130 (Eighty Eight, KY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42129 becomes 92124 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Diego, CA, 1,799 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12249, 12429, 12492, 12924, 12942, 19422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94122 in San Francisco, CA, 2,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯730 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42129 and you would come out at 36.99°S, 94.41°E — 1,267 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 192.7 square miles of land, 42129 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 146 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,302This ZIP7,302
Households2,897This ZIP2,897
Housing units3,198This ZIP3,198
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,609This ZIP$53,609Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$111,300This ZIP$111,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$573This ZIP$573Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density37.9 / sq miThis ZIP37.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees980This ZIP980
Annual payroll$40,426,000This ZIP$40,426,000
Tax returns filed2,720This ZIP2,720
Total adjusted gross income$124,269,000This ZIP$124,269,000

Land area

Land area192.73 sq miThis ZIP192.73 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Counties 42129 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Metcalfe County 95.1%
Adair County 4.9%

Other place names in 42129

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ZIP codes near 42129

ZIPCityDistance
42154 Knob Lick, KY 8.6 mi
42742 Gradyville, KY 8.6 mi
42124 Beaumont, KY 9.4 mi
42715 Breeding, KY 10.5 mi
42166 Summer Shade, KY 11.2 mi
42214 Center, KY 11.5 mi
42759 Marrowbone, KY 11.8 mi
42130 Eighty Eight, KY 11.9 mi
42152 Hiseville, KY 14.8 mi
42743 Greensburg, KY 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42129?

42129 is in Edmonton, Kentucky, in Metcalfe County, part of the Glasgow, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9891, -85.5855.

What county is 42129 in?

42129 spans 2 counties: Metcalfe County and Adair County. Most of it falls in Metcalfe 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 42129?

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

What time zone is 42129 in?

42129 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42129?

About 7,302 people live in ZIP code 42129, in 2,897 households, at 37.9 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 42129?

$53,609 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42129?

The closest are 42154 (8.6 mi), 42742 (8.6 mi), 42124 (9.4 mi), 42715 (10.5 mi) and 42166 (11.2 mi).

Is 42129 a PO Box ZIP code?

42129 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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