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42463

ZIP 42463 is Wheatcroft, Kentucky, in Webster County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Henderson, KY
Population
84
Coordinates
37.4726, -87.8695
☼ Live from 42463 — Wheatcroft, KY

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Where 42463 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42463
  • 🔢 Type 42463 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EghZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 42463 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: 1010010111011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42462 (Waverly, KY, 19 mi away) and 42464 (White Plains, KY, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42463 becomes 36424, 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, 759 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯600 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42463 and you would come out at 37.47°S, 92.13°E — 1,364 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 1.5 square miles of land, 42463 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population84This ZIP84
Households54This ZIP54
Housing units60This ZIP60
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$36,250This ZIP$36,250Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$80,500This ZIP$80,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$792This ZIP$792Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.3%This ZIP34.3%
Population density54.8 / sq miThis ZIP54.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1.53 sq miThis ZIP1.53 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 42463

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ZIP codes near 42463

ZIPCityDistance
42404 Clay, KY 1.9 mi
42460 Sullivan, KY 3.8 mi
42450 Providence, KY 7.7 mi
42459 Sturgis, KY 10.5 mi
42409 Dixon, KY 10.7 mi
42437 Morganfield, KY 12.5 mi
42441 Nebo, KY 13.9 mi
62919 Cave In Rock, IL 15.2 mi
42064 Marion, KY 15.2 mi
42444 Poole, KY 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42463?

42463 is in Wheatcroft, Kentucky, in Webster County, part of the Henderson, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4726, -87.8695.

What county is 42463 in?

42463 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 42463?

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

What time zone is 42463 in?

42463 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42463?

About 84 people live in ZIP code 42463, in 54 households, at 54.8 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 42463?

$36,250 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42463?

The closest are 42404 (1.9 mi), 42460 (3.8 mi), 42450 (7.7 mi), 42459 (10.5 mi) and 42409 (10.7 mi).

Is 42463 a PO Box ZIP code?

42463 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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