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42450

ZIP 42450 is Providence, Kentucky, mostly in Webster County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster +2 more
Metro area
Henderson, KY
Population
3,859
Coordinates
37.3892, -87.7770
☼ Live from 42450 — Providence, KY

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Where 42450 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 42450
  • 🔢 Type 42450 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OShZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,450 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 283. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42445 (Princeton, KY, 19 mi away) and 42451 (Reed, KY, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42450 becomes 05424, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02445, 02454, 04254, 05442, 20544, 24054, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04254 in Livermore Falls, ME, 1,039 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯607 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42450 and you would come out at 37.39°S, 92.22°E — 1,371 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 72.5 square miles of land, 42450 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,859This ZIP3,859
Households1,689This ZIP1,689
Housing units1,962This ZIP1,962
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,710This ZIP$54,710Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$77,300This ZIP$77,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$691This ZIP$691Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%This ZIP9.7%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density53.2 / sq miThis ZIP53.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees536This ZIP536
Annual payroll$16,637,000This ZIP$16,637,000
Tax returns filed1,570This ZIP1,570
Total adjusted gross income$81,571,000This ZIP$81,571,000

Land area

Land area72.54 sq miThis ZIP72.54 sq mi
Water area2.13 sq miThis ZIP2.13 sq mi

Counties 42450 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Webster County 50.3%
Hopkins County 31.0%
Crittenden County 18.6%

Other place names in 42450

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ZIP codes near 42450

ZIPCityDistance
42441 Nebo, KY 6.9 mi
42404 Clay, KY 7.2 mi
42463 Wheatcroft, KY 7.7 mi
42460 Sullivan, KY 11.2 mi
42409 Dixon, KY 11.3 mi
42436 Manitou, KY 11.8 mi
42408 Dawson Springs, KY 15.2 mi
42410 Earlington, KY 16.6 mi
42456 Slaughters, KY 16.8 mi
42431 Madisonville, KY 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42450?

42450 is in Providence, Kentucky, in Webster County, part of the Henderson, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3892, -87.7770.

What county is 42450 in?

42450 spans 3 counties: Webster County, Hopkins County and Crittenden County. Most of it falls in Webster 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 42450?

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

What time zone is 42450 in?

42450 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42450?

About 3,859 people live in ZIP code 42450, in 1,689 households, at 53.2 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 42450?

$54,710 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42450?

The closest are 42441 (6.9 mi), 42404 (7.2 mi), 42463 (7.7 mi), 42460 (11.2 mi) and 42409 (11.3 mi).

Is 42450 a PO Box ZIP code?

42450 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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