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42285

ZIP 42285 is Sweeden, Kentucky, in Edmonson County; area codes 364 and 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Edmonson
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
531
Coordinates
37.2642, -86.2976
☼ Live from 42285 — Sweeden, KY

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Where 42285 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42285
  • 🔢 Type 42285 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBZZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,285 = 3 × 5 × 2819. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42280 (Sharon Grove, KY, 49 mi away) and 42286 (Trenton, KY, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42285 becomes 58224 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dahlen, ND, 955 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22485, 22548, 22845, 24258, 24528, 25248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85224 in Chandler, AZ, 1,463 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯686 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42285 and you would come out at 37.26°S, 93.70°E — 1,309 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 8.4 square miles of land, 42285 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population531This ZIP531
Households220This ZIP220
Housing units256This ZIP256
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,500This ZIP$53,500Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$176,300This ZIP$176,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density63.6 / sq miThis ZIP63.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$972,000This ZIP$972,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$8,652,000This ZIP$8,652,000

Land area

Land area8.36 sq miThis ZIP8.36 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42285

ZIPCityDistance
42207 Bee Spring, KY 2.7 mi
42210 Brownsville, KY 3.5 mi
42259 Mammoth Cave, KY 7.7 mi
42275 Roundhill, KY 8.9 mi
42252 Jetson, KY 11.3 mi
42729 Cub Run, KY 11.4 mi
42726 Clarkson, KY 13.4 mi
42762 Millwood, KY 14.2 mi
42754 Leitchfield, KY 14.8 mi
42755 Leitchfield, KY 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42285?

42285 is in Sweeden, Kentucky, in Edmonson County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2642, -86.2976.

What county is 42285 in?

42285 lies in Edmonson County.

What area code is 42285?

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

What time zone is 42285 in?

42285 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42285?

About 531 people live in ZIP code 42285, in 220 households, at 63.6 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 42285?

$53,500 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42285?

The closest are 42207 (2.7 mi), 42210 (3.5 mi), 42259 (7.7 mi), 42275 (8.9 mi) and 42252 (11.3 mi).

Is 42285 a PO Box ZIP code?

42285 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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