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42154

ZIP 42154 is Knob Lick, 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
629
Coordinates
37.0420, -85.7262
☼ Live from 42154 — Knob Lick, KY

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Where 42154 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42154
  • 🔢 Type 42154 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,154 = 2 × 7 × 3011. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42153 (Holland, KY, 30 mi away) and 42156 (Lucas, KY, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42154 becomes 45124, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12454, 12544, 14425, 14452, 14542, 15244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12544 in Mellenville, NY, 735 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯721 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42154 and you would come out at 37.04°S, 94.27°E — 1,275 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 24.2 square miles of land, 42154 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population629This ZIP629
Households213This ZIP213
Housing units341This ZIP341
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,036This ZIP$58,036Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$155,600This ZIP$155,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density26.0 / sq miThis ZIP26.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$669,000This ZIP$669,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$11,994,000This ZIP$11,994,000

Land area

Land area24.18 sq miThis ZIP24.18 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 42154 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Metcalfe County 87.2%
Barren County 12.8%

ZIP codes near 42154

ZIPCityDistance
42214 Center, KY 6.1 mi
42152 Hiseville, KY 6.3 mi
42129 Edmonton, KY 8.6 mi
42130 Eighty Eight, KY 8.7 mi
42142 Glasgow, KY 10.7 mi
42166 Summer Shade, KY 11.6 mi
42746 Hardyville, KY 11.8 mi
42141 Glasgow, KY 12.1 mi
42127 Cave City, KY 12.4 mi
42749 Horse Cave, KY 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42154?

42154 is in Knob Lick, Kentucky, in Metcalfe County, part of the Glasgow, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0420, -85.7262.

What county is 42154 in?

42154 spans 2 counties: Metcalfe County and Barren 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 42154?

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

What time zone is 42154 in?

42154 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42154?

About 629 people live in ZIP code 42154, in 213 households, at 26.0 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 42154?

$58,036 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42154?

The closest are 42214 (6.1 mi), 42152 (6.3 mi), 42129 (8.6 mi), 42130 (8.7 mi) and 42142 (10.7 mi).

Is 42154 a PO Box ZIP code?

42154 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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