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42153

ZIP 42153 is Holland, Kentucky, in Allen County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Allen
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
18
Coordinates
36.6889, -86.0468
☼ Live from 42153 — Holland, KY

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Where 42153 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42153
  • 🔢 Type 42153 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,153 = 3 × 14051. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42152 (Hiseville, KY, 31 mi away) and 42154 (Knob Lick, KY, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42153 becomes 35124 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pelham, AL, 236 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 12543, 13425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12345 in Schenectady, NY, 769 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯713 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42153 and you would come out at 36.69°S, 93.95°E — 1,289 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 42153 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18This ZIP18
Households12This ZIP12
Housing units12This ZIP12
Median age77.3This ZIP77.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density4.5 / sq miThis ZIP4.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area4.02 sq miThis ZIP4.02 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42153

ZIPCityDistance
42133 Fountain Run, KY 5.6 mi
42164 Scottsville, KY 9.3 mi
42123 Austin, KY 9.5 mi
37083 Lafayette, TN 10.8 mi
37186 Westmoreland, TN 11.6 mi
42156 Lucas, KY 12.1 mi
42140 Gamaliel, KY 12.3 mi
42131 Etoile, KY 12.4 mi
42120 Adolphus, KY 13.1 mi
42157 Mount Hermon, KY 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42153?

42153 is in Holland, Kentucky, in Allen County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6889, -86.0468.

What county is 42153 in?

42153 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 42153?

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

What time zone is 42153 in?

42153 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42153?

About 18 people live in ZIP code 42153, in 12 households, at 4.5 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 42153?

The closest are 42133 (5.6 mi), 42164 (9.3 mi), 42123 (9.5 mi), 37083 (10.8 mi) and 37186 (11.6 mi).

Is 42153 a PO Box ZIP code?

42153 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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