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42436

ZIP 42436 is Manitou, Kentucky, in Hopkins County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hopkins
Metro area
Madisonville, KY
Population
1,539
Coordinates
37.4161, -87.5644
☼ Live from 42436 — Manitou, KY

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Where 42436 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42436
  • 🔢 Type 42436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,436 = 2 × 2 × 103 × 103. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010111000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42431 (Madisonville, KY, 7 mi away) and 42437 (Morganfield, KY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42436 becomes 63424, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23464, 24463, 24634, 26434, 26443, 32446, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34264 in Oneco, FL, 748 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯617 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42436 and you would come out at 37.42°S, 92.44°E — 1,379 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 35m.
  • 📏 At 21.5 square miles of land, 42436 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,539This ZIP1,539
Households655This ZIP655
Housing units690This ZIP690
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,694This ZIP$70,694Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$212,500This ZIP$212,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density71.5 / sq miThis ZIP71.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$536,000This ZIP$536,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$41,206,000This ZIP$41,206,000

Land area

Land area21.53 sq miThis ZIP21.53 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 42436

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ZIP codes near 42436

ZIPCityDistance
42413 Hanson, KY 5.7 mi
42441 Nebo, KY 6.1 mi
42456 Slaughters, KY 7.0 mi
42431 Madisonville, KY 7.3 mi
42410 Earlington, KY 10.1 mi
42409 Dixon, KY 11.0 mi
42455 Sebree, KY 11.7 mi
42450 Providence, KY 11.8 mi
42440 Mortons Gap, KY 13.3 mi
42404 Clay, KY 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42436?

42436 is in Manitou, Kentucky, in Hopkins County, part of the Madisonville, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4161, -87.5644.

What county is 42436 in?

42436 lies in Hopkins County.

What area code is 42436?

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

What time zone is 42436 in?

42436 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42436?

About 1,539 people live in ZIP code 42436, in 655 households, at 71.5 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 42436?

$70,694 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42436?

The closest are 42413 (5.7 mi), 42441 (6.1 mi), 42456 (7 mi), 42431 (7.3 mi) and 42410 (10.1 mi).

Is 42436 a PO Box ZIP code?

42436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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