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42410

ZIP 42410 is Earlington, Kentucky, in Hopkins County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hopkins
Metro area
Madisonville, KY
Population
1,084
Coordinates
37.2764, -87.5107
☼ Live from 42410 — Earlington, KY

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Where 42410 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42410
  • 🔢 Type 42410 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIhZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,410 = 2 × 5 × 4241. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010110101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42409 (Dixon, KY, 21 mi away) and 42411 (Fredonia, KY, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42410 becomes 01424, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01244, 02144, 04124, 04241, 04412, 04421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04412 in Brewer, ME, 1,104 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯623 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42410 and you would come out at 37.28°S, 92.49°E — 1,375 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 42410 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,084This ZIP1,084
Households453This ZIP453
Housing units651This ZIP651
Median age31.0This ZIP31.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$38,194This ZIP$38,194Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$64,000This ZIP$64,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$680This ZIP$680Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%This ZIP11.5%
Mean commute16.6 minThis ZIP16.6 min
Population density363.3 / sq miThis ZIP363.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees267This ZIP267
Annual payroll$16,251,000This ZIP$16,251,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$19,076,000This ZIP$19,076,000

Land area

Land area2.98 sq miThis ZIP2.98 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 42410

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

ZIP codes near 42410

ZIPCityDistance
42440 Mortons Gap, KY 3.4 mi
42431 Madisonville, KY 4.7 mi
42442 Nortonville, KY 6.8 mi
42453 Saint Charles, KY 9.3 mi
42441 Nebo, KY 10.0 mi
42436 Manitou, KY 10.1 mi
42344 Graham, KY 10.6 mi
42464 White Plains, KY 10.7 mi
42413 Hanson, KY 11.5 mi
42408 Dawson Springs, KY 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42410?

42410 is in Earlington, Kentucky, in Hopkins County, part of the Madisonville, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2764, -87.5107.

What county is 42410 in?

42410 lies in Hopkins County.

What area code is 42410?

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

What time zone is 42410 in?

42410 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42410?

About 1,084 people live in ZIP code 42410, in 453 households, at 363.3 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 42410?

$38,194 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42410?

The closest are 42440 (3.4 mi), 42431 (4.7 mi), 42442 (6.8 mi), 42453 (9.3 mi) and 42441 (10 mi).

Is 42410 a PO Box ZIP code?

42410 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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