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42273

ZIP 42273 is Rochester, Kentucky, in Butler County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Butler
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
519
Coordinates
37.2046, -86.8616
☼ Live from 42273 — Rochester, KY

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Where 42273 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42273
  • 🔢 Type 42273 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,273 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 61. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42266 (Pembroke, KY, 42 mi away) and 42274 (Rockfield, KY, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42273 becomes 37224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nashville, TN, 70 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22437, 22473, 22734, 22743, 23274, 23427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34272 in Laurel, FL, 741 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯658 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42273 and you would come out at 37.20°S, 93.14°E — 1,339 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 16.4 square miles of land, 42273 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population519This ZIP519
Households241This ZIP241
Housing units267This ZIP267
Median age55.6This ZIP55.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,745This ZIP$59,745Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median gross rent$943This ZIP$943Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%This ZIP11.7%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density31.6 / sq miThis ZIP31.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$1,140,000This ZIP$1,140,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$11,601,000This ZIP$11,601,000

Land area

Land area16.41 sq miThis ZIP16.41 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 42273

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ZIP codes near 42273

ZIPCityDistance
42337 Drakesboro, KY 4.8 mi
42219 Dunbar, KY 5.7 mi
42339 Dunmor, KY 7.9 mi
42326 Browder, KY 8.5 mi
42320 Beaver Dam, KY 8.9 mi
42324 Belton, KY 9.4 mi
42323 Beechmont, KY 9.7 mi
42201 Aberdeen, KY 10.5 mi
42321 Beech Creek, KY 10.5 mi
42369 Rockport, KY 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42273?

42273 is in Rochester, Kentucky, in Butler County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2046, -86.8616.

What county is 42273 in?

42273 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 42273?

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

What time zone is 42273 in?

42273 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42273?

About 519 people live in ZIP code 42273, in 241 households, at 31.6 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 42273?

$59,745 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42273?

The closest are 42337 (4.8 mi), 42219 (5.7 mi), 42339 (7.9 mi), 42326 (8.5 mi) and 42320 (8.9 mi).

Is 42273 a PO Box ZIP code?

42273 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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