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42408

ZIP 42408 is Dawson Springs, Kentucky, mostly in Hopkins County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hopkins +2 more
Metro area
Madisonville, KY
Population
5,888
Coordinates
37.1795, -87.6927
☼ Live from 42408 — Dawson Springs, KY

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Where 42408 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 42408
  • 🔢 Type 42408 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOhZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,408 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42406 (Corydon, KY, 36 mi away) and 42409 (Dixon, KY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42408 becomes 80424 — and that is a real ZIP code: Breckenridge, CO, 1,003 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04284, 04428, 08244, 24084, 28404, 40824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84402 in Ogden, UT, 1,324 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯616 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42408 and you would come out at 37.18°S, 92.31°E — 1,384 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 143.7 square miles of land, 42408 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,888This ZIP5,888
Households2,246This ZIP2,246
Housing units2,990This ZIP2,990
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,900This ZIP$60,900Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$92,200This ZIP$92,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$560This ZIP$560Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density41.0 / sq miThis ZIP41.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees650This ZIP650
Annual payroll$28,649,000This ZIP$28,649,000
Tax returns filed2,190This ZIP2,190
Total adjusted gross income$117,861,000This ZIP$117,861,000

Land area

Land area143.66 sq miThis ZIP143.66 sq mi
Water area2.68 sq miThis ZIP2.68 sq mi

Counties 42408 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hopkins County 58.2%
Caldwell County 26.6%
Christian County 15.2%

Other place names in 42408

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ZIP codes near 42408

ZIPCityDistance
42453 Saint Charles, KY 5.8 mi
42445 Princeton, KY 9.8 mi
42442 Nortonville, KY 11.4 mi
42410 Earlington, KY 12.0 mi
42215 Cerulean, KY 12.9 mi
42440 Mortons Gap, KY 12.9 mi
42441 Nebo, KY 13.0 mi
42450 Providence, KY 15.2 mi
42217 Crofton, KY 15.2 mi
42431 Madisonville, KY 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42408?

42408 is in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, in Hopkins County, part of the Madisonville, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1795, -87.6927.

What county is 42408 in?

42408 spans 3 counties: Hopkins County, Caldwell County and Christian County. Most of it falls in Hopkins 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 42408?

Dawson Springs uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42408 in?

42408 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42408?

About 5,888 people live in ZIP code 42408, in 2,246 households, at 41.0 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 42408?

$60,900 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42408?

The closest are 42453 (5.8 mi), 42445 (9.8 mi), 42442 (11.4 mi), 42410 (12 mi) and 42215 (12.9 mi).

Is 42408 a PO Box ZIP code?

42408 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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