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42372

ZIP 42372 is Sacramento, Kentucky, mostly in McLean County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McLean +1 more
Metro area
Owensboro, KY
Population
1,389
Coordinates
37.4052, -87.2776
☼ Live from 42372 — Sacramento, KY

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Where 42372 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42372
  • 🔢 Type 42372 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,372 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 107. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42371 (Rumsey, KY, 7 mi away) and 42374 (South Carrollton, KY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42372 becomes 27324, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22437, 22473, 22734, 22743, 23274, 23427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34272 in Laurel, FL, 763 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯632 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42372 and you would come out at 37.41°S, 92.72°E — 1,364 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 38.0 square miles of land, 42372 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,389This ZIP1,389
Households657This ZIP657
Housing units772This ZIP772
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,090This ZIP$48,090Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$102,900This ZIP$102,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$611This ZIP$611Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%This ZIP7.6%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density36.6 / sq miThis ZIP36.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees157This ZIP157
Annual payroll$5,584,000This ZIP$5,584,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$41,007,000This ZIP$41,007,000

Land area

Land area37.99 sq miThis ZIP37.99 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Counties 42372 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McLean County 71.9%
Muhlenberg County 28.1%

Other place names in 42372

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

ZIP codes near 42372

ZIPCityDistance
42350 Island, KY 6.1 mi
42325 Bremen, KY 6.1 mi
42371 Rumsey, KY 7.3 mi
42374 South Carrollton, KY 9.1 mi
42344 Graham, KY 9.5 mi
42413 Hanson, KY 10.5 mi
42330 Central City, KY 10.6 mi
42431 Madisonville, KY 11.8 mi
42327 Calhoun, KY 12.2 mi
42328 Centertown, KY 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42372?

42372 is in Sacramento, Kentucky, in McLean County, part of the Owensboro, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4052, -87.2776.

What county is 42372 in?

42372 spans 2 counties: McLean County and Muhlenberg County. Most of it falls in McLean 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 42372?

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

What time zone is 42372 in?

42372 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42372?

About 1,389 people live in ZIP code 42372, in 657 households, at 36.6 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 42372?

$48,090 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42372?

The closest are 42350 (6.1 mi), 42325 (6.1 mi), 42371 (7.3 mi), 42374 (9.1 mi) and 42344 (9.5 mi).

Is 42372 a PO Box ZIP code?

42372 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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