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42166

ZIP 42166 is Summer Shade, Kentucky, mostly in Metcalfe County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Metcalfe +2 more
Metro area
Glasgow, KY
Population
2,691
Coordinates
36.8737, -85.7267
☼ Live from 42166 — Summer Shade, KY

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Where 42166 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42166
  • 🔢 Type 42166 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,166 = 2 × 29 × 727. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42164 (Scottsville, KY, 26 mi away) and 42167 (Tompkinsville, KY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42166 becomes 66124, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12466, 14626, 16246, 16426, 16624, 21664, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12466 in Port Ewen, NY, 716 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯725 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42166 and you would come out at 36.87°S, 94.27°E — 1,274 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 70.6 square miles of land, 42166 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,691This ZIP2,691
Households980This ZIP980
Housing units1,077This ZIP1,077
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,783This ZIP$49,783Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$116,200This ZIP$116,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$902This ZIP$902Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density38.1 / sq miThis ZIP38.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees273This ZIP273
Annual payroll$15,936,000This ZIP$15,936,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$45,742,000This ZIP$45,742,000

Land area

Land area70.55 sq miThis ZIP70.55 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 42166 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Metcalfe County 61.2%
Barren County 24.4%
Monroe County 14.5%

Other place names in 42166

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ZIP codes near 42166

ZIPCityDistance
42124 Beaumont, KY 4.2 mi
42130 Eighty Eight, KY 4.9 mi
42157 Mount Hermon, KY 8.2 mi
42131 Etoile, KY 10.5 mi
42141 Glasgow, KY 10.8 mi
42167 Tompkinsville, KY 11.1 mi
42129 Edmonton, KY 11.2 mi
42154 Knob Lick, KY 11.6 mi
42759 Marrowbone, KY 12.2 mi
42142 Glasgow, KY 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42166?

42166 is in Summer Shade, Kentucky, in Metcalfe County, part of the Glasgow, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8737, -85.7267.

What county is 42166 in?

42166 spans 3 counties: Metcalfe County, Barren County and Monroe 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 42166?

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

What time zone is 42166 in?

42166 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42166?

About 2,691 people live in ZIP code 42166, in 980 households, at 38.1 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 42166?

$49,783 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42166?

The closest are 42124 (4.2 mi), 42130 (4.9 mi), 42157 (8.2 mi), 42131 (10.5 mi) and 42141 (10.8 mi).

Is 42166 a PO Box ZIP code?

42166 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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