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42553

ZIP 42553 is Science Hill, Kentucky, in Pulaski County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pulaski
Metro area
Somerset, KY
Population
5,649
Coordinates
37.1803, -84.6971
☼ Live from 42553 — Science Hill, KY

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Where 42553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42553
  • 🔢 Type 42553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,553 = 7 × 6079. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42544 (Nancy, KY, 12 mi away) and 42558 (Tateville, KY, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42553 becomes 35524, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23455, 24535, 24553, 25534, 32455, 35254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55324 in Darwin, MN, 742 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯772 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42553 and you would come out at 37.18°S, 95.30°E — 1,221 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 65.7 square miles of land, 42553 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,649This ZIP5,649
Households2,154This ZIP2,154
Housing units2,384This ZIP2,384
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,737This ZIP$52,737Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$154,500This ZIP$154,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$942This ZIP$942Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density86.0 / sq miThis ZIP86.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees349This ZIP349
Annual payroll$17,089,000This ZIP$17,089,000
Tax returns filed2,310This ZIP2,310
Total adjusted gross income$115,930,000This ZIP$115,930,000

Land area

Land area65.71 sq miThis ZIP65.71 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Other place names in 42553

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

ZIP codes near 42553

ZIPCityDistance
42516 Bethelridge, KY 5.6 mi
42564 West Somerset, KY 7.5 mi
42567 Eubank, KY 7.8 mi
42502 Somerset, KY 8.0 mi
42566 Yosemite, KY 8.3 mi
42533 Ferguson, KY 9.4 mi
42503 Somerset, KY 9.9 mi
40442 Kings Mountain, KY 11.2 mi
42565 Windsor, KY 11.8 mi
42544 Nancy, KY 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42553?

42553 is in Science Hill, Kentucky, in Pulaski County, part of the Somerset, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1803, -84.6971.

What county is 42553 in?

42553 lies in Pulaski County.

What area code is 42553?

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

What time zone is 42553 in?

42553 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42553?

About 5,649 people live in ZIP code 42553, in 2,154 households, at 86.0 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 42553?

$52,737 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42553?

The closest are 42516 (5.6 mi), 42564 (7.5 mi), 42567 (7.8 mi), 42502 (8 mi) and 42566 (8.3 mi).

Is 42553 a PO Box ZIP code?

42553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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