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42240

ZIP 42240 is in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in Christian County; area code 270; Central time. Hopkinsville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 42241.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Clarksville, TN-KY
Population
41,415
Coordinates
36.8802, -87.4631
☼ Live from 42240 — Hopkinsville, KY

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Where 42240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42240
  • 🔢 Type 42240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 11. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42236 (Herndon, KY, 14 mi away) and 42241 (Hopkinsville, KY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42240 becomes 04224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dixfield, ME, 1,036 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04224, 04422, 20244, 20424, 20442, 22044, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04422 in Charleston, ME, 1,112 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯635 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42240 and you would come out at 36.88°S, 92.54°E — 1,369 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 277.2 square miles of land, 42240 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 210 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,415This ZIP41,415
Households16,391This ZIP16,391
Housing units18,671This ZIP18,671
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,534This ZIP$51,534Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$174,200This ZIP$174,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$893This ZIP$893Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density149.4 / sq miThis ZIP149.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments940This ZIP940
Employees18,886This ZIP18,886
Annual payroll$905,698,000This ZIP$905,698,000
Tax returns filed17,800This ZIP17,800
Total adjusted gross income$1,005,656,000This ZIP$1,005,656,000

Land area

Land area277.23 sq miThis ZIP277.23 sq mi
Water area2.47 sq miThis ZIP2.47 sq mi

Other place names in 42240

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ZIP codes near 42240

ZIPCityDistance
42241 Hopkinsville, KY 1.9 mi
42221 Fairview, KY 9.2 mi
42266 Pembroke, KY 11.1 mi
42232 Gracey, KY 11.1 mi
42217 Crofton, KY 11.5 mi
42262 Oak Grove, KY 13.1 mi
42215 Cerulean, KY 14.2 mi
42236 Herndon, KY 14.3 mi
42286 Trenton, KY 15.0 mi
42220 Elkton, KY 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42240?

42240 is in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in Christian County, part of the Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8802, -87.4631.

What county is 42240 in?

42240 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 42240?

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

What time zone is 42240 in?

42240 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42240?

About 41,415 people live in ZIP code 42240, in 16,391 households, at 149.4 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 42240?

$51,534 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42240?

The closest are 42241 (1.9 mi), 42221 (9.2 mi), 42266 (11.1 mi), 42232 (11.1 mi) and 42217 (11.5 mi).

Is 42240 a PO Box ZIP code?

42240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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