42163
ZIP 42163 is Rocky Hill, Kentucky, in Edmonson County; area code 270; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Edmonson
- Metro area
- Bowling Green, KY
- Population
- 48
- Coordinates
- 37.0797, -86.1347
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Where 42163 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 42163 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 42,163 = 11 × 3833. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010010010110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42160 (Park City, KY, 3 mi away) and 42164 (Scottsville, KY, 22 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42163 becomes 36124 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montgomery, AL, 335 miles away.
- 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13642 in Gouverneur, NY, 749 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
- 🎯699 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42163 and you would come out at 37.08°S, 93.87°E — 1,298 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 0.818 square miles of land, 42163 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 396 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 48This ZIP48 |
|---|---|
| Households | 28This ZIP28 |
| Housing units | 28This ZIP28 |
| Median age | 34.5This ZIP34.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 58.7 / sq miThis ZIP58.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 42163
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42160 | Park City, KY | 3.2 mi |
42171 | Smiths Grove, KY | 3.7 mi |
42159 | Oakland, KY | 8.5 mi |
42259 | Mammoth Cave, KY | 10.5 mi |
42127 | Cave City, KY | 11.8 mi |
42103 | Bowling Green, KY | 13.1 mi |
42210 | Brownsville, KY | 13.3 mi |
42142 | Glasgow, KY | 13.6 mi |
42285 | Sweeden, KY | 15.6 mi |
42156 | Lucas, KY | 15.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42163?
42163 is in Rocky Hill, Kentucky, in Edmonson County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0797, -86.1347.
What county is 42163 in?
42163 lies in Edmonson County.
What area code is 42163?
Rocky Hill uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42163 in?
42163 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42163?
About 48 people live in ZIP code 42163, in 28 households, at 58.7 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 42163?
The closest are 42160 (3.2 mi), 42171 (3.7 mi), 42159 (8.5 mi), 42259 (10.5 mi) and 42127 (11.8 mi).
Is 42163 a PO Box ZIP code?
42163 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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