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42210

ZIP 42210 is Brownsville, Kentucky, in Edmonson County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Edmonson
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
4,231
Coordinates
37.2141, -86.3081
☼ Live from 42210 — Brownsville, KY

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Where 42210 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42210
  • 🔢 Type 42210 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,210 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 67. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42207 (Bee Spring, KY, 6 mi away) and 42211 (Cadiz, KY, 89 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42210 becomes 01224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Berkshire, MA, 784 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04221 in Canton, ME, 974 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 42210 and you would come out at 37.21°S, 93.69°E — 1,309 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 83.6 square miles of land, 42210 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,231This ZIP4,231
Households1,744This ZIP1,744
Housing units2,124This ZIP2,124
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,333This ZIP$48,333Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$141,800This ZIP$141,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$684This ZIP$684Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density50.6 / sq miThis ZIP50.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees530This ZIP530
Annual payroll$20,572,000This ZIP$20,572,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$88,893,000This ZIP$88,893,000

Land area

Land area83.61 sq miThis ZIP83.61 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Other place names in 42210

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ZIP codes near 42210

ZIPCityDistance
42285 Sweeden, KY 3.5 mi
42207 Bee Spring, KY 6.0 mi
42259 Mammoth Cave, KY 8.0 mi
42275 Roundhill, KY 8.1 mi
42252 Jetson, KY 10.6 mi
42729 Cub Run, KY 13.3 mi
42163 Rocky Hill, KY 13.3 mi
42101 Bowling Green, KY 13.8 mi
42160 Park City, KY 14.0 mi
42171 Smiths Grove, KY 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42210?

42210 is in Brownsville, Kentucky, in Edmonson County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2141, -86.3081.

What county is 42210 in?

42210 lies in Edmonson County.

What area code is 42210?

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

What time zone is 42210 in?

42210 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42210?

About 4,231 people live in ZIP code 42210, in 1,744 households, at 50.6 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 42210?

$48,333 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42210?

The closest are 42285 (3.5 mi), 42207 (6 mi), 42259 (8 mi), 42275 (8.1 mi) and 42252 (10.6 mi).

Is 42210 a PO Box ZIP code?

42210 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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