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42533

ZIP 42533 is Ferguson, Kentucky, in Pulaski County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pulaski
Metro area
Somerset, KY
Population
897
Coordinates
37.0722, -84.5924
☼ Live from 42533 — Ferguson, KY

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Where 42533 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42533
  • 🔢 Type 42533 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EESZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 42533 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011000100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42528 (Dunnville, KY, 25 mi away) and 42539 (Liberty, KY, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42533 becomes 33524 — and that is a real ZIP code: Crystal Springs, FL, 630 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23345, 23354, 23435, 23453, 24533, 25334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33245 in Miami, FL, 822 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯780 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42533 and you would come out at 37.07°S, 95.41°E — 1,214 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 42533 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population897This ZIP897
Households332This ZIP332
Housing units413This ZIP413
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$41,000This ZIP$41,000Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$153,100This ZIP$153,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$765This ZIP$765Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute15.6 minThis ZIP15.6 min
Population density553.0 / sq miThis ZIP553.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees104This ZIP104
Annual payroll$5,359,000This ZIP$5,359,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$14,335,000This ZIP$14,335,000

Land area

Land area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 42533

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

ZIP codes near 42533

ZIPCityDistance
42502 Somerset, KY 1.5 mi
42564 West Somerset, KY 2.7 mi
42503 Somerset, KY 7.2 mi
42501 Somerset, KY 7.9 mi
42558 Tateville, KY 8.5 mi
42519 Burnside, KY 8.7 mi
42553 Science Hill, KY 9.4 mi
42518 Bronston, KY 11.8 mi
42544 Nancy, KY 12.6 mi
42567 Eubank, KY 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42533?

42533 is in Ferguson, Kentucky, in Pulaski County, part of the Somerset, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0722, -84.5924.

What county is 42533 in?

42533 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 42533?

Ferguson uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42533 in?

42533 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42533?

About 897 people live in ZIP code 42533, in 332 households, at 553.0 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 42533?

$41,000 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42533?

The closest are 42502 (1.5 mi), 42564 (2.7 mi), 42503 (7.2 mi), 42501 (7.9 mi) and 42558 (8.5 mi).

Is 42533 a PO Box ZIP code?

42533 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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