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42274

ZIP 42274 is Rockfield, Kentucky, mostly in Warren County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren +1 more
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
2,157
Coordinates
36.9502, -86.5988
☼ Live from 42274 — Rockfield, KY

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Where 42274 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42274
  • 🔢 Type 42274 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,274 = 2 × 23 × 919. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42273 (Rochester, KY, 23 mi away) and 42275 (Roundhill, KY, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42274 becomes 47224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Canaan, IN, 153 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24472, 24724, 27244, 42724, 42742, 44272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74422 in Boynton, OK, 514 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯678 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42274 and you would come out at 36.95°S, 93.40°E — 1,322 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 41.0 square miles of land, 42274 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,157This ZIP2,157
Households929This ZIP929
Housing units929This ZIP929
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,704This ZIP$80,704Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$182,100This ZIP$182,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density52.5 / sq miThis ZIP52.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees71This ZIP71
Annual payroll$2,295,000This ZIP$2,295,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$67,430,000This ZIP$67,430,000

Land area

Land area41.05 sq miThis ZIP41.05 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 42274 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 88.7%
Logan County 11.3%

ZIP codes near 42274

ZIPCityDistance
42170 Woodburn, KY 6.7 mi
42206 Auburn, KY 9.1 mi
42104 Bowling Green, KY 9.6 mi
42101 Bowling Green, KY 10.6 mi
42128 Drake, KY 11.5 mi
42102 Bowling Green, KY 11.9 mi
42122 Alvaton, KY 15.0 mi
42103 Bowling Green, KY 15.2 mi
42134 Franklin, KY 15.6 mi
42135 Franklin, KY 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42274?

42274 is in Rockfield, Kentucky, in Warren County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9502, -86.5988.

What county is 42274 in?

42274 spans 2 counties: Warren County and Logan County. Most of it falls in Warren 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 42274?

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

What time zone is 42274 in?

42274 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42274?

About 2,157 people live in ZIP code 42274, in 929 households, at 52.5 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 42274?

$80,704 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42274?

The closest are 42170 (6.7 mi), 42206 (9.1 mi), 42104 (9.6 mi), 42101 (10.6 mi) and 42128 (11.5 mi).

Is 42274 a PO Box ZIP code?

42274 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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