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42337

ZIP 42337 is Drakesboro, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Muhlenberg
Metro area
none
Population
1,683
Coordinates
37.2008, -86.9493
☼ Live from 42337 — Drakesboro, KY

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Where 42337 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42337
  • 🔢 Type 42337 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 42337 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42334 (Curdsville, KY, 42 mi away) and 42338 (Dundee, KY, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42337 becomes 73324, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23347, 23437, 24733, 27343, 32347, 32437, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33247 in Miami, FL, 883 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯654 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42337 and you would come out at 37.20°S, 93.05°E — 1,344 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 37.2 square miles of land, 42337 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,683This ZIP1,683
Households683This ZIP683
Housing units766This ZIP766
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$36,875This ZIP$36,875Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$75,500This ZIP$75,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$583This ZIP$583Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher1.4%This ZIP1.4%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density45.3 / sq miThis ZIP45.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees414This ZIP414
Annual payroll$10,041,000This ZIP$10,041,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$30,293,000This ZIP$30,293,000

Land area

Land area37.18 sq miThis ZIP37.18 sq mi
Water area1.96 sq miThis ZIP1.96 sq mi

Other place names in 42337

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

ZIP codes near 42337

ZIPCityDistance
42326 Browder, KY 4.2 mi
42273 Rochester, KY 4.8 mi
42323 Beechmont, KY 5.0 mi
42324 Belton, KY 5.4 mi
42339 Dunmor, KY 5.5 mi
42321 Beech Creek, KY 5.7 mi
42332 Cleaton, KY 8.4 mi
42369 Rockport, KY 9.7 mi
42320 Beaver Dam, KY 10.2 mi
42219 Dunbar, KY 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42337?

42337 is in Drakesboro, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County. Its published point location is 37.2008, -86.9493.

What county is 42337 in?

42337 lies in Muhlenberg County.

What area code is 42337?

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

What time zone is 42337 in?

42337 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42337?

About 1,683 people live in ZIP code 42337, in 683 households, at 45.3 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 42337?

$36,875 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42337?

The closest are 42326 (4.2 mi), 42273 (4.8 mi), 42323 (5 mi), 42324 (5.4 mi) and 42339 (5.5 mi).

Is 42337 a PO Box ZIP code?

42337 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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