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42345

ZIP 42345 is Greenville, Kentucky, mostly in Muhlenberg County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Muhlenberg +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
11,440
Coordinates
37.1450, -87.1992
☼ Live from 42345 — Greenville, KY

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Where 42345 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42345
  • 🔢 Type 42345 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,345 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 941. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42344 (Graham, KY, 11 mi away) and 42347 (Hartford, KY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42345 becomes 54324 — and that is a real ZIP code: Green Bay, WI, 507 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23454, 24354, 24435, 24534, 24543, 25434, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34452 in Inverness, FL, 643 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% 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 42345 and you would come out at 37.14°S, 92.80°E — 1,357 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 154.1 square miles of land, 42345 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 117 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,440This ZIP11,440
Households4,502This ZIP4,502
Housing units4,914This ZIP4,914
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,222This ZIP$62,222Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$138,500This ZIP$138,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$726This ZIP$726Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density74.3 / sq miThis ZIP74.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments210This ZIP210
Employees2,364This ZIP2,364
Annual payroll$96,834,000This ZIP$96,834,000
Tax returns filed4,460This ZIP4,460
Total adjusted gross income$265,800,000This ZIP$265,800,000

Land area

Land area154.06 sq miThis ZIP154.06 sq mi
Water area2.01 sq miThis ZIP2.01 sq mi

Counties 42345 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Muhlenberg County 99.4%
Todd County 0.6%

Other place names in 42345

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ZIP codes near 42345

ZIPCityDistance
42367 Powderly, KY 7.2 mi
42321 Beech Creek, KY 8.6 mi
42464 White Plains, KY 9.0 mi
42323 Beechmont, KY 9.3 mi
42332 Cleaton, KY 9.5 mi
42216 Clifty, KY 10.0 mi
42324 Belton, KY 10.3 mi
42344 Graham, KY 10.9 mi
42326 Browder, KY 12.1 mi
42330 Central City, KY 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42345?

42345 is in Greenville, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County. Its published point location is 37.1450, -87.1992.

What county is 42345 in?

42345 spans 2 counties: Muhlenberg County and Todd County. Most of it falls in Muhlenberg 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 42345?

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

What time zone is 42345 in?

42345 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42345?

About 11,440 people live in ZIP code 42345, in 4,502 households, at 74.3 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 42345?

$62,222 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42345?

The closest are 42367 (7.2 mi), 42321 (8.6 mi), 42464 (9 mi), 42323 (9.3 mi) and 42332 (9.5 mi).

Is 42345 a PO Box ZIP code?

42345 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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