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42344

ZIP 42344 is Graham, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Muhlenberg
Metro area
none
Population
763
Coordinates
37.2709, -87.3172
☼ Live from 42344 — Graham, KY

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Where 42344 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42344
  • 🔢 Type 42344 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,344 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 67 × 79. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42343 (Fordsville, KY, 43 mi away) and 42345 (Greenville, KY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42344 becomes 44324, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (32444, 34442, 43442, 44234, 44243, 44423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34442 in Hernando, FL, 644 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯633 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42344 and you would come out at 37.27°S, 92.68°E — 1,364 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 34.7 square miles of land, 42344 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population763This ZIP763
Households311This ZIP311
Housing units425This ZIP425
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$40,972This ZIP$40,972Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$83,900This ZIP$83,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density22.0 / sq miThis ZIP22.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees209This ZIP209
Annual payroll$13,860,000This ZIP$13,860,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$13,919,000This ZIP$13,919,000

Land area

Land area34.65 sq miThis ZIP34.65 sq mi
Water area0.95 sq miThis ZIP0.95 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42344

ZIPCityDistance
42325 Bremen, KY 4.1 mi
42464 White Plains, KY 6.6 mi
42440 Mortons Gap, KY 8.7 mi
42367 Powderly, KY 8.9 mi
42372 Sacramento, KY 9.5 mi
42431 Madisonville, KY 9.8 mi
42410 Earlington, KY 10.6 mi
42374 South Carrollton, KY 10.7 mi
42345 Greenville, KY 10.9 mi
42442 Nortonville, KY 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42344?

42344 is in Graham, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County. Its published point location is 37.2709, -87.3172.

What county is 42344 in?

42344 lies in Muhlenberg County.

What area code is 42344?

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

What time zone is 42344 in?

42344 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42344?

About 763 people live in ZIP code 42344, in 311 households, at 22.0 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 42344?

$40,972 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42344?

The closest are 42325 (4.1 mi), 42464 (6.6 mi), 42440 (8.7 mi), 42367 (8.9 mi) and 42372 (9.5 mi).

Is 42344 a PO Box ZIP code?

42344 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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