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42406

ZIP 42406 is Corydon, Kentucky, mostly in Henderson County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henderson +1 more
Metro area
Henderson, KY
Population
2,345
Coordinates
37.7060, -87.6895
☼ Live from 42406 — Corydon, KY

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Where 42406 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42406
  • 🔢 Type 42406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,406 = 2 × 7 × 13 × 233. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42404 (Clay, KY, 17 mi away) and 42408 (Dawson Springs, KY, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42406 becomes 60424 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gardner, IL, 241 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02446, 02464, 02644, 04426, 04462, 04624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04624 in Corea, ME, 1,123 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯604 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42406 and you would come out at 37.71°S, 92.31°E — 1,360 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 110.5 square miles of land, 42406 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,345This ZIP2,345
Households969This ZIP969
Housing units1,058This ZIP1,058
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,470This ZIP$62,470Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$187,200This ZIP$187,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density21.2 / sq miThis ZIP21.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees224This ZIP224
Annual payroll$8,498,000This ZIP$8,498,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$75,417,000This ZIP$75,417,000

Land area

Land area110.45 sq miThis ZIP110.45 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Counties 42406 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Henderson County 99.9%
Webster County 0.1%

Other place names in 42406

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

ZIP codes near 42406

ZIPCityDistance
42444 Poole, KY 5.1 mi
42462 Waverly, KY 6.1 mi
42452 Robards, KY 8.3 mi
42419 Henderson, KY 8.6 mi
42457 Smith Mills, KY 10.3 mi
42420 Henderson, KY 11.5 mi
42409 Dixon, KY 11.6 mi
42455 Sebree, KY 12.0 mi
42461 Uniontown, KY 12.6 mi
42437 Morganfield, KY 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42406?

42406 is in Corydon, Kentucky, in Henderson County, part of the Henderson, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7060, -87.6895.

What county is 42406 in?

42406 spans 2 counties: Henderson County and Webster County. Most of it falls in Henderson 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 42406?

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

What time zone is 42406 in?

42406 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42406?

About 2,345 people live in ZIP code 42406, in 969 households, at 21.2 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 42406?

$62,470 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42406?

The closest are 42444 (5.1 mi), 42462 (6.1 mi), 42452 (8.3 mi), 42419 (8.6 mi) and 42457 (10.3 mi).

Is 42406 a PO Box ZIP code?

42406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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