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42214

ZIP 42214 is Center, Kentucky, mostly in Metcalfe County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Metcalfe +1 more
Metro area
Glasgow, KY
Population
749
Coordinates
37.1273, -85.7006
☼ Live from 42214 — Center, KY

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Where 42214 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42214
  • 🔢 Type 42214 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,214 = 2 × 21107. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42211 (Cadiz, KY, 120 mi away) and 42215 (Cerulean, KY, 109 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42214 becomes 41224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Inez, KY, 179 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12244, 12424, 12442, 14224, 14422, 21244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12244 in Albany, NY, 738 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯720 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42214 and you would come out at 37.13°S, 94.30°E — 1,275 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 21.3 square miles of land, 42214 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population749This ZIP749
Households248This ZIP248
Housing units253This ZIP253
Median age57.1This ZIP57.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,188This ZIP$47,188Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$130,000This ZIP$130,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$748This ZIP$748Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density35.2 / sq miThis ZIP35.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$400,000This ZIP$400,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$14,600,000This ZIP$14,600,000

Land area

Land area21.26 sq miThis ZIP21.26 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 42214 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Metcalfe County 81.5%
Green County 18.6%

ZIP codes near 42214

ZIPCityDistance
42154 Knob Lick, KY 6.1 mi
42746 Hardyville, KY 6.1 mi
42152 Hiseville, KY 6.7 mi
42722 Canmer, KY 10.3 mi
42749 Horse Cave, KY 10.5 mi
42129 Edmonton, KY 11.5 mi
42743 Greensburg, KY 11.6 mi
42127 Cave City, KY 12.5 mi
42742 Gradyville, KY 13.0 mi
42130 Eighty Eight, KY 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42214?

42214 is in Center, Kentucky, in Metcalfe County, part of the Glasgow, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1273, -85.7006.

What county is 42214 in?

42214 spans 2 counties: Metcalfe County and Green 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 42214?

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

What time zone is 42214 in?

42214 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42214?

About 749 people live in ZIP code 42214, in 248 households, at 35.2 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 42214?

$47,188 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42214?

The closest are 42154 (6.1 mi), 42746 (6.1 mi), 42152 (6.7 mi), 42722 (10.3 mi) and 42749 (10.5 mi).

Is 42214 a PO Box ZIP code?

42214 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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