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42259

ZIP 42259 is Mammoth Cave, 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
1,090
Coordinates
37.2297, -86.1647
☼ Live from 42259 — Mammoth Cave, KY

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Where 42259 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42259
  • 🔢 Type 42259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,259 = 7 × 6037. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010100010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42256 (Lewisburg, KY, 46 mi away) and 42261 (Morgantown, KY, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42259 becomes 95224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Avery, CA, 1,857 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22945, 24529, 24592, 24925, 25942, 29425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95422 in Clearlake, CA, 1,974 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯694 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42259 and you would come out at 37.23°S, 93.84°E — 1,301 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 72.8 square miles of land, 42259 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,090This ZIP1,090
Households509This ZIP509
Housing units1,075This ZIP1,075
Median age62.0This ZIP62.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$33,566This ZIP$33,566Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$148,100This ZIP$148,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,048This ZIP$1,048Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%This ZIP5.0%
Mean commute45.4 minThis ZIP45.4 min
Population density15.0 / sq miThis ZIP15.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees70This ZIP70
Annual payroll$2,019,000This ZIP$2,019,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$21,547,000This ZIP$21,547,000

Land area

Land area72.76 sq miThis ZIP72.76 sq mi
Water area1.80 sq miThis ZIP1.80 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42259

ZIPCityDistance
42729 Cub Run, KY 6.5 mi
42207 Bee Spring, KY 7.2 mi
42285 Sweeden, KY 7.7 mi
42210 Brownsville, KY 8.0 mi
42160 Park City, KY 9.2 mi
42163 Rocky Hill, KY 10.5 mi
42726 Clarkson, KY 13.2 mi
42171 Smiths Grove, KY 13.4 mi
42765 Munfordville, KY 13.7 mi
42127 Cave City, KY 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42259?

42259 is in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, in Edmonson County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2297, -86.1647.

What county is 42259 in?

42259 lies in Edmonson County.

What area code is 42259?

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

What time zone is 42259 in?

42259 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42259?

About 1,090 people live in ZIP code 42259, in 509 households, at 15.0 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 42259?

$33,566 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42259?

The closest are 42729 (6.5 mi), 42207 (7.2 mi), 42285 (7.7 mi), 42210 (8 mi) and 42160 (9.2 mi).

Is 42259 a PO Box ZIP code?

42259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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