42631
ZIP 42631 is Marshes Siding, Kentucky, in McCreary County; area code 606; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- McCreary
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 66
- Coordinates
- 36.7404, -84.4809
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Where 42631 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.
- 🔢 Type 42631 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEgZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 42,631 = 89 × 479. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010011010000111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42629 (Jamestown, KY, 38 mi away) and 42633 (Monticello, KY, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42631 becomes 13624 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clayton, NY, 679 miles away.
- 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13642 in Gouverneur, NY, 705 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯793 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42631 and you would come out at 36.74°S, 95.52°E — 1,204 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 0.132 square miles of land, 42631 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 64 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 66This ZIP66 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26This ZIP26 |
| Housing units | 26This ZIP26 |
| Median age | 38.4This ZIP38.4Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 500.0 / sq miThis ZIP500.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 42631
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42653 | Whitley City, KY | 3.2 mi |
42638 | Revelo, KY | 4.6 mi |
42635 | Pine Knot, KY | 6.2 mi |
42649 | Strunk, KY | 8.7 mi |
42647 | Stearns, KY | 9.1 mi |
42634 | Parkers Lake, KY | 11.0 mi |
42518 | Bronston, KY | 14.4 mi |
37892 | Winfield, TN | 14.5 mi |
42519 | Burnside, KY | 15.2 mi |
42558 | Tateville, KY | 15.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42631?
42631 is in Marshes Siding, Kentucky, in McCreary County. Its published point location is 36.7404, -84.4809.
What county is 42631 in?
42631 lies in McCreary County.
What area code is 42631?
Marshes Siding uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42631 in?
42631 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 42631?
About 66 people live in ZIP code 42631, in 26 households, at 500.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 42631?
The closest are 42653 (3.2 mi), 42638 (4.6 mi), 42635 (6.2 mi), 42649 (8.7 mi) and 42647 (9.1 mi).
Is 42631 a PO Box ZIP code?
42631 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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