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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/42130

42130

ZIP 42130 is Eighty Eight, Kentucky, in Barren County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Barren
Metro area
Glasgow, KY
Population
124
Coordinates
36.9259, -85.7863
☼ Live from 42130 — Eighty Eight, KY

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Where 42130 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42130
  • 🔢 Type 42130 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,130 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 383. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42129 (Edmonton, KY, 12 mi away) and 42131 (Etoile, KY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42130 becomes 03124, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01243, 01342, 01432, 02134, 02143, 02341, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34021 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,713 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯721 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42130 and you would come out at 36.93°S, 94.21°E — 1,277 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 3.1 square miles of land, 42130 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population124This ZIP124
Households47This ZIP47
Housing units81This ZIP81
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median home value$222,300This ZIP$222,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density40.2 / sq miThis ZIP40.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area3.09 sq miThis ZIP3.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42130

ZIPCityDistance
42166 Summer Shade, KY 4.9 mi
42141 Glasgow, KY 6.5 mi
42142 Glasgow, KY 8.5 mi
42124 Beaumont, KY 8.6 mi
42154 Knob Lick, KY 8.7 mi
42131 Etoile, KY 9.5 mi
42157 Mount Hermon, KY 10.2 mi
42129 Edmonton, KY 11.9 mi
42152 Hiseville, KY 12.1 mi
42123 Austin, KY 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42130?

42130 is in Eighty Eight, Kentucky, in Barren County, part of the Glasgow, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9259, -85.7863.

What county is 42130 in?

42130 lies in Barren County.

What area code is 42130?

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

What time zone is 42130 in?

42130 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42130?

About 124 people live in ZIP code 42130, in 47 households, at 40.2 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 42130?

The closest are 42166 (4.9 mi), 42141 (6.5 mi), 42142 (8.5 mi), 42124 (8.6 mi) and 42154 (8.7 mi).

Is 42130 a PO Box ZIP code?

42130 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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