42374
ZIP 42374 is South Carrollton, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County; area code 270; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Muhlenberg
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 124
- Coordinates
- 37.3327, -87.1396
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Where 42374 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 42374 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLEZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 42,374 = 2 × 21187. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010010110000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42372 (Sacramento, KY, 9 mi away) and 42376 (Utica, KY, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42374 becomes 47324 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boston, IN, 207 miles away.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24347, 24374, 24437, 24473, 27344, 32447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34274 in Nokomis, FL, 755 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
- 🎯641 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42374 and you would come out at 37.33°S, 92.86°E — 1,355 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 0.225 square miles of land, 42374 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 109 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 124This ZIP124 |
|---|---|
| Households | 43This ZIP43 |
| Housing units | 56This ZIP56 |
| Median age | 54.7This ZIP54.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $41,534This ZIP$41,534Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $123,100This ZIP$123,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.2%This ZIP2.2% |
| Mean commute | 25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min |
| Population density | 551.1 / sq miThis ZIP551.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 42374
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 42374
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42330 | Central City, KY | 1.6 mi |
42367 | Powderly, KY | 6.2 mi |
42332 | Cleaton, KY | 6.3 mi |
42325 | Bremen, KY | 7.2 mi |
42369 | Rockport, KY | 8.3 mi |
42328 | Centertown, KY | 8.5 mi |
42350 | Island, KY | 8.8 mi |
42372 | Sacramento, KY | 9.1 mi |
42326 | Browder, KY | 9.7 mi |
42344 | Graham, KY | 10.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42374?
42374 is in South Carrollton, Kentucky, in Muhlenberg County. Its published point location is 37.3327, -87.1396.
What county is 42374 in?
42374 lies in Muhlenberg County.
What area code is 42374?
South Carrollton uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42374 in?
42374 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42374?
About 124 people live in ZIP code 42374, in 43 households, at 551.1 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 42374?
$41,534 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 42374?
The closest are 42330 (1.6 mi), 42367 (6.2 mi), 42332 (6.3 mi), 42325 (7.2 mi) and 42369 (8.3 mi).
Is 42374 a PO Box ZIP code?
42374 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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