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42133

ZIP 42133 is Fountain Run, Kentucky, mostly in Monroe County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,456
Coordinates
36.7260, -85.9562
☼ Live from 42133 — Fountain Run, KY

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Where 42133 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42133
  • 🔢 Type 42133 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,133 = 7 × 13 × 463. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42131 (Etoile, KY, 8 mi away) and 42134 (Franklin, KY, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42133 becomes 33124 — and that is a real ZIP code: Miami, FL, 829 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12433, 13324, 13342, 14233, 23314, 23341, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33124 in Miami, FL, 829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% 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 42133 and you would come out at 36.73°S, 94.04°E — 1,284 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 77.1 square miles of land, 42133 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,456This ZIP1,456
Households592This ZIP592
Housing units797This ZIP797
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,353This ZIP$62,353Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$163,900This ZIP$163,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$729This ZIP$729Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density18.9 / sq miThis ZIP18.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees474This ZIP474
Annual payroll$24,151,000This ZIP$24,151,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$27,303,000This ZIP$27,303,000

Land area

Land area77.11 sq miThis ZIP77.11 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

Counties 42133 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Monroe County 43.4%
Barren County 32.2%
Allen County 24.4%

Other place names in 42133

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ZIP codes near 42133

ZIPCityDistance
42153 Holland, KY 5.6 mi
42123 Austin, KY 7.0 mi
42131 Etoile, KY 7.6 mi
42157 Mount Hermon, KY 8.5 mi
42140 Gamaliel, KY 8.5 mi
42156 Lucas, KY 10.8 mi
42164 Scottsville, KY 12.8 mi
37083 Lafayette, TN 13.2 mi
42141 Glasgow, KY 15.0 mi
37150 Red Boiling Springs, TN 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42133?

42133 is in Fountain Run, Kentucky, in Monroe County. Its published point location is 36.7260, -85.9562.

What county is 42133 in?

42133 spans 3 counties: Monroe County, Barren County and Allen County. Most of it falls in Monroe 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 42133?

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

What time zone is 42133 in?

42133 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42133?

About 1,456 people live in ZIP code 42133, in 592 households, at 18.9 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 42133?

$62,353 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42133?

The closest are 42153 (5.6 mi), 42123 (7 mi), 42131 (7.6 mi), 42157 (8.5 mi) and 42140 (8.5 mi).

Is 42133 a PO Box ZIP code?

42133 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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