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42215

ZIP 42215 is Cerulean, Kentucky, mostly in Christian County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian +1 more
Metro area
Clarksville, TN-KY
Population
1,319
Coordinates
36.9936, -87.6764
☼ Live from 42215 — Cerulean, KY

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Where 42215 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 42215
  • 🔢 Type 42215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,215 = 5 × 8443. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42214 (Center, KY, 109 mi away) and 42216 (Clifty, KY, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42215 becomes 51224, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12524, 12542, 14225, 14522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12245 in Albany, NY, 834 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯621 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42215 and you would come out at 36.99°S, 92.32°E — 1,381 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 56.4 square miles of land, 42215 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,319This ZIP1,319
Households544This ZIP544
Housing units588This ZIP588
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,098This ZIP$83,098Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$201,300This ZIP$201,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$867This ZIP$867Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density23.4 / sq miThis ZIP23.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$1,632,000This ZIP$1,632,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$36,436,000This ZIP$36,436,000

Land area

Land area56.44 sq miThis ZIP56.44 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 42215 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Christian County 73.4%
Trigg County 26.6%

Other place names in 42215

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ZIP codes near 42215

ZIPCityDistance
42232 Gracey, KY 9.6 mi
42217 Crofton, KY 11.8 mi
42453 Saint Charles, KY 12.3 mi
42408 Dawson Springs, KY 12.9 mi
42241 Hopkinsville, KY 13.5 mi
42445 Princeton, KY 13.7 mi
42240 Hopkinsville, KY 14.2 mi
42211 Cadiz, KY 14.9 mi
42442 Nortonville, KY 16.7 mi
42038 Eddyville, KY 19.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42215?

42215 is in Cerulean, Kentucky, in Christian County, part of the Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9936, -87.6764.

What county is 42215 in?

42215 spans 2 counties: Christian County and Trigg County. Most of it falls in Christian 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 42215?

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

What time zone is 42215 in?

42215 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42215?

About 1,319 people live in ZIP code 42215, in 544 households, at 23.4 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 42215?

$83,098 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42215?

The closest are 42232 (9.6 mi), 42217 (11.8 mi), 42453 (12.3 mi), 42408 (12.9 mi) and 42241 (13.5 mi).

Is 42215 a PO Box ZIP code?

42215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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