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42164

ZIP 42164 is Scottsville, Kentucky, in Allen County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Allen
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
17,673
Coordinates
36.7701, -86.1807
☼ Live from 42164 — Scottsville, KY

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Where 42164 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42164
  • 🔢 Type 42164 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,164 = 2 × 2 × 83 × 127. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42163 (Rocky Hill, KY, 22 mi away) and 42166 (Summer Shade, KY, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42164 becomes 46124 — and that is a real ZIP code: Edinburgh, IN, 180 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12446, 12464, 14264, 14462, 14624, 14642, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12464 in Phoenicia, NY, 729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯704 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42164 and you would come out at 36.77°S, 93.82°E — 1,297 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 261.3 square miles of land, 42164 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 198 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,673This ZIP17,673
Households6,808This ZIP6,808
Housing units7,679This ZIP7,679
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,106This ZIP$60,106Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$196,800This ZIP$196,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$847This ZIP$847Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density67.6 / sq miThis ZIP67.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments238This ZIP238
Employees3,896This ZIP3,896
Annual payroll$170,129,000This ZIP$170,129,000
Tax returns filed7,000This ZIP7,000
Total adjusted gross income$404,937,000This ZIP$404,937,000

Land area

Land area261.28 sq miThis ZIP261.28 sq mi
Water area7.67 sq miThis ZIP7.67 sq mi

Other place names in 42164

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ZIP codes near 42164

ZIPCityDistance
42120 Adolphus, KY 8.6 mi
42153 Holland, KY 9.3 mi
42156 Lucas, KY 9.9 mi
42123 Austin, KY 10.6 mi
42122 Alvaton, KY 11.3 mi
37186 Westmoreland, TN 12.2 mi
42133 Fountain Run, KY 12.8 mi
42102 Bowling Green, KY 15.5 mi
42131 Etoile, KY 15.6 mi
42103 Bowling Green, KY 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42164?

42164 is in Scottsville, Kentucky, in Allen County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7701, -86.1807.

What county is 42164 in?

42164 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 42164?

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

What time zone is 42164 in?

42164 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42164?

About 17,673 people live in ZIP code 42164, in 6,808 households, at 67.6 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 42164?

$60,106 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42164?

The closest are 42120 (8.6 mi), 42153 (9.3 mi), 42156 (9.9 mi), 42123 (10.6 mi) and 42122 (11.3 mi).

Is 42164 a PO Box ZIP code?

42164 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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