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42261

ZIP 42261 is Morgantown, Kentucky, in Butler County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Butler
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
9,641
Coordinates
37.2185, -86.6484
☼ Live from 42261 — Morgantown, KY

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Where 42261 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42261
  • 🔢 Type 42261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,261 = 3 × 14087. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42259 (Mammoth Cave, KY, 27 mi away) and 42262 (Oak Grove, KY, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42261 becomes 16224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fairmount City, PA, 475 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12246, 14226, 14622, 16224, 16242, 16422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12246 in Albany, NY, 778 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯669 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42261 and you would come out at 37.22°S, 93.35°E — 1,327 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 287.8 square miles of land, 42261 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 218 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,641This ZIP9,641
Households3,577This ZIP3,577
Housing units4,163This ZIP4,163
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,953This ZIP$52,953Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$112,900This ZIP$112,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$648This ZIP$648Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density33.5 / sq miThis ZIP33.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments174This ZIP174
Employees2,104This ZIP2,104
Annual payroll$103,524,000This ZIP$103,524,000
Tax returns filed4,110This ZIP4,110
Total adjusted gross income$217,437,000This ZIP$217,437,000

Land area

Land area287.80 sq miThis ZIP287.80 sq mi
Water area3.57 sq miThis ZIP3.57 sq mi

Other place names in 42261

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ZIP codes near 42261

ZIPCityDistance
42288 Woodbury, KY 2.6 mi
42201 Aberdeen, KY 3.1 mi
42219 Dunbar, KY 7.4 mi
42252 Jetson, KY 8.3 mi
42275 Roundhill, KY 10.7 mi
42273 Rochester, KY 11.8 mi
42333 Cromwell, KY 12.8 mi
42320 Beaver Dam, KY 14.4 mi
42349 Horse Branch, KY 14.7 mi
42101 Bowling Green, KY 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42261?

42261 is in Morgantown, Kentucky, in Butler County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2185, -86.6484.

What county is 42261 in?

42261 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 42261?

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

What time zone is 42261 in?

42261 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42261?

About 9,641 people live in ZIP code 42261, in 3,577 households, at 33.5 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 42261?

$52,953 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42261?

The closest are 42288 (2.6 mi), 42201 (3.1 mi), 42219 (7.4 mi), 42252 (8.3 mi) and 42275 (10.7 mi).

Is 42261 a PO Box ZIP code?

42261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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