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42321

ZIP 42321 is Beech Creek, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Muhlenberg
Metro area
none
Population
553
Coordinates
37.1818, -87.0504
☼ Live from 42321 — Beech Creek, KY

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Where 42321 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42321
  • 🔢 Type 42321 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,321 = 3 × 14107. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42320 (Beaver Dam, KY, 15 mi away) and 42322 (Beech Grove, KY, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42321 becomes 12324, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12234, 12243, 12423, 12432, 13224, 14223, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12234 in Albany, NY, 798 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯649 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42321 and you would come out at 37.18°S, 92.95°E — 1,349 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 42321 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population553This ZIP553
Households212This ZIP212
Housing units212This ZIP212
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,750This ZIP$53,750Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$79,800This ZIP$79,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%This ZIP7.1%
Mean commute35.0 minThis ZIP35.0 min
Population density151.3 / sq miThis ZIP151.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$8,878,000This ZIP$8,878,000

Land area

Land area3.66 sq miThis ZIP3.66 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 42321

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ZIP codes near 42321

ZIPCityDistance
42323 Beechmont, KY 1.1 mi
42324 Belton, KY 3.4 mi
42326 Browder, KY 4.3 mi
42332 Cleaton, KY 5.2 mi
42337 Drakesboro, KY 5.7 mi
42339 Dunmor, KY 6.5 mi
42367 Powderly, KY 7.4 mi
42345 Greenville, KY 8.6 mi
42330 Central City, KY 10.0 mi
42273 Rochester, KY 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42321?

42321 is in Beech Creek, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County. Its published point location is 37.1818, -87.0504.

What county is 42321 in?

42321 lies in Muhlenberg County.

What area code is 42321?

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

What time zone is 42321 in?

42321 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42321?

About 553 people live in ZIP code 42321, in 212 households, at 151.3 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 42321?

$53,750 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42321?

The closest are 42323 (1.1 mi), 42324 (3.4 mi), 42326 (4.3 mi), 42332 (5.2 mi) and 42337 (5.7 mi).

Is 42321 a PO Box ZIP code?

42321 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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