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42437

ZIP 42437 is Morganfield, Kentucky, mostly in Union County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
7,064
Coordinates
37.6493, -87.9152
☼ Live from 42437 — Morganfield, KY

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Where 42437 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42437
  • 🔢 Type 42437 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEhZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 42437 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010111000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42436 (Manitou, KY, 25 mi away) and 42440 (Mortons Gap, KY, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42437 becomes 73424, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24347, 24374, 24437, 24473, 27344, 32447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34274 in Nokomis, FL, 792 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯594 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42437 and you would come out at 37.65°S, 92.08°E — 1,354 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 169.1 square miles of land, 42437 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,064This ZIP7,064
Households2,614This ZIP2,614
Housing units2,987This ZIP2,987
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,256This ZIP$65,256Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$109,800This ZIP$109,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$849This ZIP$849Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density41.8 / sq miThis ZIP41.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees2,346This ZIP2,346
Annual payroll$103,358,000This ZIP$103,358,000
Tax returns filed2,970This ZIP2,970
Total adjusted gross income$198,488,000This ZIP$198,488,000

Land area

Land area169.13 sq miThis ZIP169.13 sq mi
Water area1.80 sq miThis ZIP1.80 sq mi

Counties 42437 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Union County 97.1%
Webster County 2.9%

Other place names in 42437

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ZIP codes near 42437

ZIPCityDistance
42459 Sturgis, KY 8.0 mi
42462 Waverly, KY 9.1 mi
42461 Uniontown, KY 10.3 mi
42460 Sullivan, KY 10.8 mi
42404 Clay, KY 12.3 mi
42463 Wheatcroft, KY 12.5 mi
42406 Corydon, KY 13.0 mi
42409 Dixon, KY 14.4 mi
42457 Smith Mills, KY 14.4 mi
62984 Shawneetown, IL 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42437?

42437 is in Morganfield, Kentucky, in Union County. Its published point location is 37.6493, -87.9152.

What county is 42437 in?

42437 spans 2 counties: Union County and Webster County. Most of it falls in Union 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 42437?

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

What time zone is 42437 in?

42437 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42437?

About 7,064 people live in ZIP code 42437, in 2,614 households, at 41.8 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 42437?

$65,256 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42437?

The closest are 42459 (8 mi), 42462 (9.1 mi), 42461 (10.3 mi), 42460 (10.8 mi) and 42404 (12.3 mi).

Is 42437 a PO Box ZIP code?

42437 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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