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42217

ZIP 42217 is Crofton, Kentucky, in Christian County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Clarksville, TN-KY
Population
3,799
Coordinates
37.0463, -87.4727
☼ Live from 42217 — Crofton, KY

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Where 42217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42217
  • 🔢 Type 42217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,217 = 7 × 37 × 163. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010011101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42216 (Clifty, KY, 18 mi away) and 42219 (Dunbar, KY, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42217 becomes 71224, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12247 in Albany, NY, 823 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯631 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42217 and you would come out at 37.05°S, 92.53°E — 1,371 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 160.0 square miles of land, 42217 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,799This ZIP3,799
Households1,504This ZIP1,504
Housing units1,754This ZIP1,754
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,357This ZIP$65,357Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$162,000This ZIP$162,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$841This ZIP$841Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density23.7 / sq miThis ZIP23.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees296This ZIP296
Annual payroll$11,578,000This ZIP$11,578,000
Tax returns filed1,510This ZIP1,510
Total adjusted gross income$94,385,000This ZIP$94,385,000

Land area

Land area159.98 sq miThis ZIP159.98 sq mi
Water area1.49 sq miThis ZIP1.49 sq mi

Other place names in 42217

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ZIP codes near 42217

ZIPCityDistance
42442 Nortonville, KY 9.3 mi
42453 Saint Charles, KY 10.1 mi
42464 White Plains, KY 11.3 mi
42240 Hopkinsville, KY 11.5 mi
42215 Cerulean, KY 11.8 mi
42241 Hopkinsville, KY 12.5 mi
42440 Mortons Gap, KY 13.3 mi
42408 Dawson Springs, KY 15.2 mi
42410 Earlington, KY 16.0 mi
42345 Greenville, KY 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42217?

42217 is in Crofton, Kentucky, in Christian County, part of the Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0463, -87.4727.

What county is 42217 in?

42217 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 42217?

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

What time zone is 42217 in?

42217 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42217?

About 3,799 people live in ZIP code 42217, in 1,504 households, at 23.7 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 42217?

$65,357 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42217?

The closest are 42442 (9.3 mi), 42453 (10.1 mi), 42464 (11.3 mi), 42240 (11.5 mi) and 42215 (11.8 mi).

Is 42217 a PO Box ZIP code?

42217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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