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42266

ZIP 42266 is Pembroke, Kentucky, mostly in Christian County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Christian +1 more
Metro area
Clarksville, TN-KY
Population
2,956
Coordinates
36.7443, -87.3572
☼ Live from 42266 — Pembroke, KY

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Where 42266 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42266
  • 🔢 Type 42266 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,266 = 2 × 7 × 3019. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42265 (Olmstead, KY, 20 mi away) and 42273 (Rochester, KY, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42266 becomes 66224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Overland Park, KS, 423 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22646, 22664, 24266, 26264, 26426, 26624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22646 in Millwood, VA, 532 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯644 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42266 and you would come out at 36.74°S, 92.64°E — 1,362 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 72.6 square miles of land, 42266 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,956This ZIP2,956
Households848This ZIP848
Housing units1,052This ZIP1,052
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,250This ZIP$71,250Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$230,200This ZIP$230,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$923This ZIP$923Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density40.7 / sq miThis ZIP40.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees322This ZIP322
Annual payroll$15,321,000This ZIP$15,321,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$66,484,000This ZIP$66,484,000

Land area

Land area72.59 sq miThis ZIP72.59 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Counties 42266 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Christian County 87.9%
Todd County 12.1%

Other place names in 42266

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 42266

ZIPCityDistance
42286 Trenton, KY 5.0 mi
42262 Oak Grove, KY 6.3 mi
42221 Fairview, KY 7.5 mi
42223 Fort Campbell, KY 9.7 mi
42234 Guthrie, KY 10.0 mi
42240 Hopkinsville, KY 11.1 mi
42241 Hopkinsville, KY 11.2 mi
37042 Clarksville, TN 12.5 mi
42236 Herndon, KY 14.4 mi
42220 Elkton, KY 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42266?

42266 is in Pembroke, Kentucky, in Christian County, part of the Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7443, -87.3572.

What county is 42266 in?

42266 spans 2 counties: Christian County and Todd County. Most of it falls in Christian County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 42266?

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

What time zone is 42266 in?

42266 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42266?

About 2,956 people live in ZIP code 42266, in 848 households, at 40.7 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 42266?

$71,250 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42266?

The closest are 42286 (5 mi), 42262 (6.3 mi), 42221 (7.5 mi), 42223 (9.7 mi) and 42234 (10 mi).

Is 42266 a PO Box ZIP code?

42266 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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