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42207

ZIP 42207 is Bee Spring, Kentucky, mostly in Edmonson County; area codes 364 and 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Edmonson +1 more
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
927
Coordinates
37.2940, -86.2669
☼ Live from 42207 — Bee Spring, KY

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Where 42207 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42207
  • 🔢 Type 42207 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,207 = 3 × 11 × 1279. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42206 (Auburn, KY, 38 mi away) and 42210 (Brownsville, KY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42207 becomes 70224, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04227 in East Dixfield, ME, 971 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯687 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42207 and you would come out at 37.29°S, 93.73°E — 1,308 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 19.2 square miles of land, 42207 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population927This ZIP927
Households424This ZIP424
Housing units512This ZIP512
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,463This ZIP$45,463Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$153,000This ZIP$153,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$669This ZIP$669Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density48.3 / sq miThis ZIP48.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees5This ZIP5
Annual payroll$399,000This ZIP$399,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$27,449,000This ZIP$27,449,000

Land area

Land area19.18 sq miThis ZIP19.18 sq mi
Water area1.64 sq miThis ZIP1.64 sq mi

Counties 42207 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Edmonson County 97.3%
Grayson County 2.7%

ZIP codes near 42207

ZIPCityDistance
42285 Sweeden, KY 2.7 mi
42210 Brownsville, KY 6.0 mi
42259 Mammoth Cave, KY 7.2 mi
42729 Cub Run, KY 9.4 mi
42726 Clarkson, KY 10.7 mi
42275 Roundhill, KY 11.1 mi
42755 Leitchfield, KY 12.9 mi
42754 Leitchfield, KY 13.0 mi
42762 Millwood, KY 13.1 mi
42252 Jetson, KY 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42207?

42207 is in Bee Spring, Kentucky, in Edmonson County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2940, -86.2669.

What county is 42207 in?

42207 spans 2 counties: Edmonson County and Grayson County. Most of it falls in Edmonson 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 42207?

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

What time zone is 42207 in?

42207 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42207?

About 927 people live in ZIP code 42207, in 424 households, at 48.3 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 42207?

$45,463 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42207?

The closest are 42285 (2.7 mi), 42210 (6 mi), 42259 (7.2 mi), 42729 (9.4 mi) and 42726 (10.7 mi).

Is 42207 a PO Box ZIP code?

42207 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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