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42544

ZIP 42544 is Nancy, Kentucky, mostly in Pulaski County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pulaski +2 more
Metro area
Somerset, KY
Population
5,520
Coordinates
37.0299, -84.8151
☼ Live from 42544 — Nancy, KY

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Where 42544 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 42544
  • 🔢 Type 42544 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhSZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,544 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2659. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42541 (Middleburg, KY, 23 mi away) and 42553 (Science Hill, KY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42544 becomes 44524, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24445, 25444, 42445, 44254, 44425, 44452, …). The farthest-flung twin is 54442 in Irma, WI, 628 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯769 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42544 and you would come out at 37.03°S, 95.18°E — 1,226 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 141.7 square miles of land, 42544 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,520This ZIP5,520
Households2,313This ZIP2,313
Housing units3,647This ZIP3,647
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,895This ZIP$60,895Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$170,400This ZIP$170,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$764This ZIP$764Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density39.0 / sq miThis ZIP39.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees305This ZIP305
Annual payroll$9,769,000This ZIP$9,769,000
Tax returns filed2,410This ZIP2,410
Total adjusted gross income$141,835,000This ZIP$141,835,000

Land area

Land area141.68 sq miThis ZIP141.68 sq mi
Water area11.76 sq miThis ZIP11.76 sq mi

Counties 42544 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pulaski County 76.1%
Russell County 14.2%
Wayne County 9.6%

Other place names in 42544

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ZIP codes near 42544

ZIPCityDistance
42565 Windsor, KY 9.2 mi
42553 Science Hill, KY 12.3 mi
42642 Russell Springs, KY 12.3 mi
42502 Somerset, KY 12.4 mi
42533 Ferguson, KY 12.6 mi
42518 Bronston, KY 12.9 mi
42516 Bethelridge, KY 13.4 mi
42564 West Somerset, KY 13.5 mi
42558 Tateville, KY 14.0 mi
42528 Dunnville, KY 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42544?

42544 is in Nancy, Kentucky, in Pulaski County, part of the Somerset, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0299, -84.8151.

What county is 42544 in?

42544 spans 3 counties: Pulaski County, Russell County and Wayne County. Most of it falls in Pulaski 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 42544?

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

What time zone is 42544 in?

42544 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42544?

About 5,520 people live in ZIP code 42544, in 2,313 households, at 39.0 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 42544?

$60,895 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42544?

The closest are 42565 (9.2 mi), 42553 (12.3 mi), 42642 (12.3 mi), 42502 (12.4 mi) and 42533 (12.6 mi).

Is 42544 a PO Box ZIP code?

42544 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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