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42170

ZIP 42170 is Woodburn, Kentucky, mostly in Warren County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren +1 more
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
1,938
Coordinates
36.8565, -86.5697
☼ Live from 42170 — Woodburn, KY

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Where 42170 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42170
  • 🔢 Type 42170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,170 = 2 × 5 × 4217. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42167 (Tompkinsville, KY, 50 mi away) and 42171 (Smiths Grove, KY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42170 becomes 07124, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04271 in Paris, ME, 984 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯682 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42170 and you would come out at 36.86°S, 93.43°E — 1,319 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 30.7 square miles of land, 42170 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,938This ZIP1,938
Households594This ZIP594
Housing units714This ZIP714
Median age31.3This ZIP31.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,111This ZIP$96,111Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$291,700This ZIP$291,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%This ZIP24.8%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density63.1 / sq miThis ZIP63.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees281This ZIP281
Annual payroll$19,467,000This ZIP$19,467,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$48,170,000This ZIP$48,170,000

Land area

Land area30.71 sq miThis ZIP30.71 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 42170 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 50.8%
Simpson County 49.2%

Other place names in 42170

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 42170

ZIPCityDistance
42274 Rockfield, KY 6.7 mi
42104 Bowling Green, KY 6.7 mi
42134 Franklin, KY 9.0 mi
42135 Franklin, KY 9.3 mi
42206 Auburn, KY 9.8 mi
42102 Bowling Green, KY 11.1 mi
42122 Alvaton, KY 11.9 mi
42128 Drake, KY 13.1 mi
42101 Bowling Green, KY 15.1 mi
42103 Bowling Green, KY 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42170?

42170 is in Woodburn, Kentucky, in Warren County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8565, -86.5697.

What county is 42170 in?

42170 spans 2 counties: Warren County and Simpson County. Most of it falls in Warren 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 42170?

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

What time zone is 42170 in?

42170 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42170?

About 1,938 people live in ZIP code 42170, in 594 households, at 63.1 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 42170?

$96,111 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42170?

The closest are 42274 (6.7 mi), 42104 (6.7 mi), 42134 (9 mi), 42135 (9.3 mi) and 42206 (9.8 mi).

Is 42170 a PO Box ZIP code?

42170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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