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42348

ZIP 42348 is Hawesville, Kentucky, mostly in Hancock County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hancock +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,713
Coordinates
37.8309, -86.7749
☼ Live from 42348 — Hawesville, KY

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Where 42348 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42348
  • 🔢 Type 42348 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,348 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3529. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42347 (Hartford, KY, 22 mi away) and 42349 (Horse Branch, KY, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42348 becomes 84324 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mantua, UT, 1,357 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23844, 24348, 24438, 24483, 24834, 24843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83244 in Howe, ID, 1,424 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯650 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42348 and you would come out at 37.83°S, 93.23°E — 1,342 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 104.2 square miles of land, 42348 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,713This ZIP4,713
Households2,046This ZIP2,046
Housing units2,192This ZIP2,192
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,500This ZIP$56,500Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$120,900This ZIP$120,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$630This ZIP$630Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density45.2 / sq miThis ZIP45.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees1,581This ZIP1,581
Annual payroll$122,453,000This ZIP$122,453,000
Tax returns filed2,060This ZIP2,060
Total adjusted gross income$136,045,000This ZIP$136,045,000

Land area

Land area104.17 sq miThis ZIP104.17 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Counties 42348 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hancock County 88.3%
Daviess County 11.7%

Other place names in 42348

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ZIP codes near 42348

ZIPCityDistance
42364 Pellville, KY 5.8 mi
42351 Lewisport, KY 6.8 mi
42368 Reynolds Station, KY 8.2 mi
40111 Cloverport, KY 9.0 mi
47520 Cannelton, IN 9.8 mi
42366 Philpot, KY 11.6 mi
42355 Maceo, KY 12.1 mi
42343 Fordsville, KY 13.1 mi
42378 Whitesville, KY 13.3 mi
47615 Grandview, IN 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42348?

42348 is in Hawesville, Kentucky, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 37.8309, -86.7749.

What county is 42348 in?

42348 spans 2 counties: Hancock County and Daviess County. Most of it falls in Hancock 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 42348?

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

What time zone is 42348 in?

42348 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42348?

About 4,713 people live in ZIP code 42348, in 2,046 households, at 45.2 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 42348?

$56,500 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42348?

The closest are 42364 (5.8 mi), 42351 (6.8 mi), 42368 (8.2 mi), 40111 (9 mi) and 47520 (9.8 mi).

Is 42348 a PO Box ZIP code?

42348 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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