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42156

ZIP 42156 is Lucas, Kentucky, in Barren County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Barren
Metro area
Glasgow, KY
Population
235
Coordinates
36.8645, -86.0471
☼ Live from 42156 — Lucas, KY

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Where 42156 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42156
  • 🔢 Type 42156 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,156 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1171. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42154 (Knob Lick, KY, 22 mi away) and 42157 (Mount Hermon, KY, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42156 becomes 65124, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12456, 12465, 12546, 12564, 14265, 14526, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12546 in Millerton, NY, 754 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯709 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42156 and you would come out at 36.86°S, 93.95°E — 1,291 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 7.6 square miles of land, 42156 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population235This ZIP235
Households100This ZIP100
Housing units148This ZIP148
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$98,000This ZIP$98,000Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$211,900This ZIP$211,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density30.8 / sq miThis ZIP30.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$543,000This ZIP$543,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$10,865,000This ZIP$10,865,000

Land area

Land area7.64 sq miThis ZIP7.64 sq mi
Water area1.56 sq miThis ZIP1.56 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42156

ZIPCityDistance
42123 Austin, KY 4.0 mi
42131 Etoile, KY 8.0 mi
42141 Glasgow, KY 9.5 mi
42164 Scottsville, KY 9.9 mi
42133 Fountain Run, KY 10.8 mi
42142 Glasgow, KY 11.8 mi
42153 Holland, KY 12.1 mi
42171 Smiths Grove, KY 13.8 mi
42157 Mount Hermon, KY 13.8 mi
42159 Oakland, KY 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42156?

42156 is in Lucas, Kentucky, in Barren County, part of the Glasgow, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8645, -86.0471.

What county is 42156 in?

42156 lies in Barren County.

What area code is 42156?

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

What time zone is 42156 in?

42156 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42156?

About 235 people live in ZIP code 42156, in 100 households, at 30.8 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 42156?

$98,000 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42156?

The closest are 42123 (4 mi), 42131 (8 mi), 42141 (9.5 mi), 42164 (9.9 mi) and 42133 (10.8 mi).

Is 42156 a PO Box ZIP code?

42156 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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