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42409

ZIP 42409 is Dixon, Kentucky, in Webster County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Henderson, KY
Population
2,293
Coordinates
37.5386, -87.6929
☼ Live from 42409 — Dixon, KY

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Where 42409 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 42409
  • 🔢 Type 42409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 42409 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010110101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42408 (Dawson Springs, KY, 25 mi away) and 42410 (Earlington, KY, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42409 becomes 90424, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02494, 04294, 04429, 04492, 04924, 04942, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09244 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,601 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯608 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42409 and you would come out at 37.54°S, 92.31°E — 1,368 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 81.0 square miles of land, 42409 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,293This ZIP2,293
Households826This ZIP826
Housing units1,020This ZIP1,020
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,000This ZIP$60,000Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$155,000This ZIP$155,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$922This ZIP$922Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density28.3 / sq miThis ZIP28.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees293This ZIP293
Annual payroll$13,533,000This ZIP$13,533,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$68,722,000This ZIP$68,722,000

Land area

Land area81.04 sq miThis ZIP81.04 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Other place names in 42409

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

ZIP codes near 42409

ZIPCityDistance
42444 Poole, KY 7.6 mi
42404 Clay, KY 8.8 mi
42455 Sebree, KY 9.3 mi
42456 Slaughters, KY 10.2 mi
42463 Wheatcroft, KY 10.7 mi
42436 Manitou, KY 11.0 mi
42450 Providence, KY 11.3 mi
42406 Corydon, KY 11.6 mi
42441 Nebo, KY 12.2 mi
42452 Robards, KY 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42409?

42409 is in Dixon, Kentucky, in Webster County, part of the Henderson, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5386, -87.6929.

What county is 42409 in?

42409 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 42409?

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

What time zone is 42409 in?

42409 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42409?

About 2,293 people live in ZIP code 42409, in 826 households, at 28.3 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 42409?

$60,000 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42409?

The closest are 42444 (7.6 mi), 42404 (8.8 mi), 42455 (9.3 mi), 42456 (10.2 mi) and 42463 (10.7 mi).

Is 42409 a PO Box ZIP code?

42409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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