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42327

ZIP 42327 is Calhoun, Kentucky, mostly in McLean County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McLean +1 more
Metro area
Owensboro, KY
Population
4,206
Coordinates
37.5805, -87.2973
☼ Live from 42327 — Calhoun, KY

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Where 42327 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42327
  • 🔢 Type 42327 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,327 = 3 × 3 × 4703. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010101010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42326 (Browder, KY, 29 mi away) and 42328 (Centertown, KY, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42327 becomes 72324 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cherry Valley, AR, 246 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, 775 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯627 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42327 and you would come out at 37.58°S, 92.70°E — 1,367 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 123.4 square miles of land, 42327 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,206This ZIP4,206
Households1,544This ZIP1,544
Housing units1,779This ZIP1,779
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,836This ZIP$66,836Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$167,500This ZIP$167,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$638This ZIP$638Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density34.1 / sq miThis ZIP34.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees494This ZIP494
Annual payroll$21,598,000This ZIP$21,598,000
Tax returns filed1,730This ZIP1,730
Total adjusted gross income$119,015,000This ZIP$119,015,000

Land area

Land area123.39 sq miThis ZIP123.39 sq mi
Water area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi

Counties 42327 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McLean County 99.0%
Daviess County 1.0%

Other place names in 42327

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ZIP codes near 42327

ZIPCityDistance
42371 Rumsey, KY 4.9 mi
42322 Beech Grove, KY 5.7 mi
42356 Maple Mount, KY 7.9 mi
42377 West Louisville, KY 8.0 mi
42350 Island, KY 10.6 mi
42334 Curdsville, KY 10.8 mi
42301 Owensboro, KY 11.0 mi
42376 Utica, KY 11.9 mi
42372 Sacramento, KY 12.2 mi
42352 Livermore, KY 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42327?

42327 is in Calhoun, Kentucky, in McLean County, part of the Owensboro, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5805, -87.2973.

What county is 42327 in?

42327 spans 2 counties: McLean County and Daviess County. Most of it falls in McLean 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 42327?

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

What time zone is 42327 in?

42327 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42327?

About 4,206 people live in ZIP code 42327, in 1,544 households, at 34.1 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 42327?

$66,836 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42327?

The closest are 42371 (4.9 mi), 42322 (5.7 mi), 42356 (7.9 mi), 42377 (8 mi) and 42350 (10.6 mi).

Is 42327 a PO Box ZIP code?

42327 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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