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42159

ZIP 42159 is Oakland, Kentucky, in Warren County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
1,699
Coordinates
36.9967, -86.2493
☼ Live from 42159 — Oakland, KY

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Where 42159 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42159
  • 🔢 Type 42159 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,159 = 3 × 13 × 23 × 47. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42157 (Mount Hermon, KY, 28 mi away) and 42160 (Park City, KY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42159 becomes 95124 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Jose, CA, 1,953 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12459, 12495, 12549, 12594, 12945, 14529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95412 in Annapolis, CA, 2,012 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯695 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42159 and you would come out at 37.00°S, 93.75°E — 1,303 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 31.3 square miles of land, 42159 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,699This ZIP1,699
Households971This ZIP971
Housing units1,027This ZIP1,027
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,756This ZIP$66,756Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$264,400This ZIP$264,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,118This ZIP$1,118Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density54.2 / sq miThis ZIP54.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees259This ZIP259
Annual payroll$17,057,000This ZIP$17,057,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$37,035,000This ZIP$37,035,000

Land area

Land area31.33 sq miThis ZIP31.33 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 42159

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ZIP codes near 42159

ZIPCityDistance
42103 Bowling Green, KY 4.7 mi
42171 Smiths Grove, KY 5.0 mi
42128 Drake, KY 8.0 mi
42163 Rocky Hill, KY 8.5 mi
42102 Bowling Green, KY 9.2 mi
42122 Alvaton, KY 11.2 mi
42160 Park City, KY 11.8 mi
42101 Bowling Green, KY 12.5 mi
42104 Bowling Green, KY 13.9 mi
42156 Lucas, KY 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42159?

42159 is in Oakland, Kentucky, in Warren County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9967, -86.2493.

What county is 42159 in?

42159 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 42159?

Oakland uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42159 in?

42159 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42159?

About 1,699 people live in ZIP code 42159, in 971 households, at 54.2 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 42159?

$66,756 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42159?

The closest are 42103 (4.7 mi), 42171 (5 mi), 42128 (8 mi), 42163 (8.5 mi) and 42102 (9.2 mi).

Is 42159 a PO Box ZIP code?

42159 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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