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42330

ZIP 42330 is Central City, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Muhlenberg
Metro area
none
Population
9,367
Coordinates
37.3147, -87.1219
☼ Live from 42330 — Central City, KY

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Where 42330 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42330
  • 🔢 Type 42330 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,330 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 83. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42328 (Centertown, KY, 9 mi away) and 42332 (Cleaton, KY, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42330 becomes 03324, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02334, 02343, 03234, 03243, 04332, 20433, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34032 in APO AA, a military post office, 3,918 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯642 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42330 and you would come out at 37.31°S, 92.88°E — 1,354 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 104.0 square miles of land, 42330 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,367This ZIP9,367
Households3,669This ZIP3,669
Housing units4,084This ZIP4,084
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,226This ZIP$50,226Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$151,200This ZIP$151,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$691This ZIP$691Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%This ZIP6.6%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density90.1 / sq miThis ZIP90.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments207This ZIP207
Employees2,301This ZIP2,301
Annual payroll$82,739,000This ZIP$82,739,000
Tax returns filed3,370This ZIP3,370
Total adjusted gross income$181,944,000This ZIP$181,944,000

Land area

Land area104.01 sq miThis ZIP104.01 sq mi
Water area3.82 sq miThis ZIP3.82 sq mi

Other place names in 42330

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 42330

ZIPCityDistance
42374 South Carrollton, KY 1.6 mi
42332 Cleaton, KY 4.8 mi
42367 Powderly, KY 5.3 mi
42369 Rockport, KY 7.5 mi
42325 Bremen, KY 8.1 mi
42326 Browder, KY 8.2 mi
42328 Centertown, KY 9.1 mi
42321 Beech Creek, KY 10.0 mi
42350 Island, KY 10.3 mi
42372 Sacramento, KY 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42330?

42330 is in Central City, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County. Its published point location is 37.3147, -87.1219.

What county is 42330 in?

42330 lies in Muhlenberg County.

What area code is 42330?

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

What time zone is 42330 in?

42330 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42330?

About 9,367 people live in ZIP code 42330, in 3,669 households, at 90.1 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 42330?

$50,226 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42330?

The closest are 42374 (1.6 mi), 42332 (4.8 mi), 42367 (5.3 mi), 42369 (7.5 mi) and 42325 (8.1 mi).

Is 42330 a PO Box ZIP code?

42330 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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