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42262

ZIP 42262 is Oak Grove, Kentucky, in Christian County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian
Metro area
Clarksville, TN-KY
Population
9,665
Coordinates
36.6903, -87.4482
☼ Live from 42262 — Oak Grove, KY

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Where 42262 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42262
  • 🔢 Type 42262 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,262 = 2 × 11 × 17 × 113. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42261 (Morgantown, KY, 57 mi away) and 42265 (Olmstead, KY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42262 becomes 26224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Helvetia, WV, 422 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22246, 22624, 22642, 24226, 24622, 26224, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22246 in Arlington, VA, 584 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯641 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42262 and you would come out at 36.69°S, 92.55°E — 1,366 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 31.2 square miles of land, 42262 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,665This ZIP9,665
Households3,359This ZIP3,359
Housing units3,834This ZIP3,834
Median age24.9This ZIP24.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,975This ZIP$51,975Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$157,000This ZIP$157,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,215This ZIP$1,215Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density309.6 / sq miThis ZIP309.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments131This ZIP131
Employees1,982This ZIP1,982
Annual payroll$65,540,000This ZIP$65,540,000
Tax returns filed3,260This ZIP3,260
Total adjusted gross income$128,895,000This ZIP$128,895,000

Land area

Land area31.22 sq miThis ZIP31.22 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 42262

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ZIP codes near 42262

ZIPCityDistance
42223 Fort Campbell, KY 3.8 mi
42266 Pembroke, KY 6.3 mi
37042 Clarksville, TN 8.6 mi
42236 Herndon, KY 9.3 mi
42286 Trenton, KY 10.2 mi
42254 La Fayette, KY 11.0 mi
37044 Clarksville, TN 12.2 mi
42241 Hopkinsville, KY 12.3 mi
42240 Hopkinsville, KY 13.1 mi
42221 Fairview, KY 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42262?

42262 is in Oak Grove, Kentucky, in Christian County, part of the Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6903, -87.4482.

What county is 42262 in?

42262 lies in Christian County.

What area code is 42262?

Oak Grove uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42262 in?

42262 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42262?

About 9,665 people live in ZIP code 42262, in 3,359 households, at 309.6 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 42262?

$51,975 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42262?

The closest are 42223 (3.8 mi), 42266 (6.3 mi), 37042 (8.6 mi), 42236 (9.3 mi) and 42286 (10.2 mi).

Is 42262 a PO Box ZIP code?

42262 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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