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42541

ZIP 42541 is Middleburg, Kentucky, in Casey County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Casey
Metro area
none
Population
498
Coordinates
37.3691, -84.8080
☼ Live from 42541 — Middleburg, KY

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Where 42541 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42541
  • 🔢 Type 42541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,541 = 19 × 2239. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42539 (Liberty, KY, 9 mi away) and 42544 (Nancy, KY, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42541 becomes 14524, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12454, 12544, 14425, 14452, 14542, 15244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51244 in Matlock, IA, 712 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯762 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42541 and you would come out at 37.37°S, 95.19°E — 1,230 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 14.9 square miles of land, 42541 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population498This ZIP498
Households208This ZIP208
Housing units245This ZIP245
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$43,232This ZIP$43,232Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$127,800This ZIP$127,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density33.5 / sq miThis ZIP33.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees78This ZIP78
Annual payroll$3,250,000This ZIP$3,250,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$11,432,000This ZIP$11,432,000

Land area

Land area14.87 sq miThis ZIP14.87 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42541

ZIPCityDistance
40442 Kings Mountain, KY 4.2 mi
40437 Hustonville, KY 6.4 mi
42566 Yosemite, KY 6.4 mi
40448 Mc Kinney, KY 6.7 mi
40489 Waynesburg, KY 8.7 mi
42539 Liberty, KY 8.9 mi
42516 Bethelridge, KY 10.3 mi
40484 Stanford, KY 12.8 mi
42567 Eubank, KY 13.3 mi
42553 Science Hill, KY 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42541?

42541 is in Middleburg, Kentucky, in Casey County. Its published point location is 37.3691, -84.8080.

What county is 42541 in?

42541 lies in Casey County.

What area code is 42541?

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

What time zone is 42541 in?

42541 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42541?

About 498 people live in ZIP code 42541, in 208 households, at 33.5 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 42541?

$43,232 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42541?

The closest are 40442 (4.2 mi), 40437 (6.4 mi), 42566 (6.4 mi), 40448 (6.7 mi) and 40489 (8.7 mi).

Is 42541 a PO Box ZIP code?

42541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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