42131
ZIP 42131 is Etoile, Kentucky, in Barren County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Barren
- Metro area
- Glasgow, KY
- Population
- 72
- Coordinates
- 36.8298, -85.9091
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Where 42131 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 42131 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 42131 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010010010010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42130 (Eighty Eight, KY, 9 mi away) and 42133 (Fountain Run, KY, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42131 becomes 13124 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Pitcher, NY, 670 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11234, 11243, 11423, 11432, 12134, 12143, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34112 in Naples, FL, 779 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
- 🎯717 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42131 and you would come out at 36.83°S, 94.09°E — 1,283 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 42131 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 72This ZIP72 |
|---|---|
| Households | 28This ZIP28 |
| Housing units | 28This ZIP28 |
| Median age | 43.1This ZIP43.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 15.1 / sq miThis ZIP15.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 4.77 sq miThis ZIP4.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 42131
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42123 | Austin, KY | 5.1 mi |
42157 | Mount Hermon, KY | 6.0 mi |
42141 | Glasgow, KY | 7.6 mi |
42133 | Fountain Run, KY | 7.6 mi |
42156 | Lucas, KY | 8.0 mi |
42130 | Eighty Eight, KY | 9.5 mi |
42166 | Summer Shade, KY | 10.5 mi |
42142 | Glasgow, KY | 11.5 mi |
42153 | Holland, KY | 12.4 mi |
42140 | Gamaliel, KY | 12.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42131?
42131 is in Etoile, Kentucky, in Barren County, part of the Glasgow, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8298, -85.9091.
What county is 42131 in?
42131 lies in Barren County.
What area code is 42131?
Etoile uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42131 in?
42131 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42131?
About 72 people live in ZIP code 42131, in 28 households, at 15.1 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 42131?
The closest are 42123 (5.1 mi), 42157 (6 mi), 42141 (7.6 mi), 42133 (7.6 mi) and 42156 (8 mi).
Is 42131 a PO Box ZIP code?
42131 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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