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42368

ZIP 42368 is Reynolds Station, Kentucky, mostly in Hancock County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hancock +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
989
Coordinates
37.7133, -86.7531
☼ Live from 42368 — Reynolds Station, KY

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Where 42368 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42368
  • 🔢 Type 42368 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,368 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 331. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42367 (Powderly, KY, 39 mi away) and 42369 (Rockport, KY, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42368 becomes 86324 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clarkdale, AZ, 1,422 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23486, 23846, 24368, 24836, 26348, 26384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83642 in Meridian, ID, 1,597 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯653 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42368 and you would come out at 37.71°S, 93.25°E — 1,339 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 44.0 square miles of land, 42368 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population989This ZIP989
Households461This ZIP461
Housing units523This ZIP523
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,208This ZIP$76,208Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$158,000This ZIP$158,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density22.5 / sq miThis ZIP22.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$421,000This ZIP$421,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$31,286,000This ZIP$31,286,000

Land area

Land area44.04 sq miThis ZIP44.04 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 42368 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hancock County 55.6%
Ohio County 44.4%

ZIP codes near 42368

ZIPCityDistance
42364 Pellville, KY 4.3 mi
42343 Fordsville, KY 5.3 mi
42378 Whitesville, KY 7.8 mi
42348 Hawesville, KY 8.2 mi
40111 Cloverport, KY 8.8 mi
42366 Philpot, KY 10.2 mi
42338 Dundee, KY 11.1 mi
40119 Falls Of Rough, KY 13.1 mi
42351 Lewisport, KY 14.2 mi
42361 Olaton, KY 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42368?

42368 is in Reynolds Station, Kentucky, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 37.7133, -86.7531.

What county is 42368 in?

42368 spans 2 counties: Hancock County and Ohio 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 42368?

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

What time zone is 42368 in?

42368 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42368?

About 989 people live in ZIP code 42368, in 461 households, at 22.5 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 42368?

$76,208 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42368?

The closest are 42364 (4.3 mi), 42343 (5.3 mi), 42378 (7.8 mi), 42348 (8.2 mi) and 40111 (8.8 mi).

Is 42368 a PO Box ZIP code?

42368 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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