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42333

ZIP 42333 is Cromwell, Kentucky, mostly in Ohio County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ohio +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
644
Coordinates
37.3815, -86.7590
☼ Live from 42333 — Cromwell, KY

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Where 42333 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42333
  • 🔢 Type 42333 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,333 = 3 × 103 × 137. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42332 (Cleaton, KY, 20 mi away) and 42334 (Curdsville, KY, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42333 becomes 33324 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Lauderdale, FL, 866 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23433, 24333, 32334, 32343, 32433, 33234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33234 in Miami, FL, 890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯660 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42333 and you would come out at 37.38°S, 93.24°E — 1,335 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 36.1 square miles of land, 42333 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population644This ZIP644
Households273This ZIP273
Housing units353This ZIP353
Median age49.4This ZIP49.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$33,969This ZIP$33,969Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$85,000This ZIP$85,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$845This ZIP$845Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density17.9 / sq miThis ZIP17.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees1,762This ZIP1,762
Annual payroll$42,062,000This ZIP$42,062,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$21,152,000This ZIP$21,152,000

Land area

Land area36.06 sq miThis ZIP36.06 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Counties 42333 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ohio County 94.9%
Butler County 5.1%

ZIP codes near 42333

ZIPCityDistance
42370 Rosine, KY 4.8 mi
42349 Horse Branch, KY 5.6 mi
42320 Beaver Dam, KY 6.8 mi
42361 Olaton, KY 9.2 mi
42354 Mc Henry, KY 9.4 mi
42201 Aberdeen, KY 9.8 mi
42338 Dundee, KY 12.1 mi
42347 Hartford, KY 12.2 mi
42261 Morgantown, KY 12.8 mi
42369 Rockport, KY 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42333?

42333 is in Cromwell, Kentucky, in Ohio County. Its published point location is 37.3815, -86.7590.

What county is 42333 in?

42333 spans 2 counties: Ohio County and Butler County. Most of it falls in Ohio 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 42333?

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

What time zone is 42333 in?

42333 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42333?

About 644 people live in ZIP code 42333, in 273 households, at 17.9 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 42333?

$33,969 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42333?

The closest are 42370 (4.8 mi), 42349 (5.6 mi), 42320 (6.8 mi), 42361 (9.2 mi) and 42354 (9.4 mi).

Is 42333 a PO Box ZIP code?

42333 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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