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42634

ZIP 42634 is Parkers Lake, Kentucky, in McCreary County; area code 606; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
McCreary
Metro area
none
Population
1,646
Coordinates
36.8932, -84.4223
☼ Live from 42634 — Parkers Lake, KY

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Where 42634 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42634
  • 🔢 Type 42634 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEgZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,634 = 2 × 21317. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42633 (Monticello, KY, 23 mi away) and 42635 (Pine Knot, KY, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42634 becomes 43624, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23464, 24463, 24634, 26434, 26443, 32446, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34264 in Oneco, FL, 662 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯792 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42634 and you would come out at 36.89°S, 95.58°E — 1,203 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 88.9 square miles of land, 42634 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,646This ZIP1,646
Households573This ZIP573
Housing units708This ZIP708
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$31,250This ZIP$31,250Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$68,900This ZIP$68,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%This ZIP7.4%
Mean commute42.3 minThis ZIP42.3 min
Population density18.5 / sq miThis ZIP18.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$668,000This ZIP$668,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$15,546,000This ZIP$15,546,000

Land area

Land area88.85 sq miThis ZIP88.85 sq mi
Water area1.19 sq miThis ZIP1.19 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42634

ZIPCityDistance
42519 Burnside, KY 7.6 mi
42653 Whitley City, KY 7.9 mi
42558 Tateville, KY 9.6 mi
42631 Marshes Siding, KY 11.0 mi
42501 Somerset, KY 11.4 mi
42518 Bronston, KY 12.0 mi
40701 Corbin, KY 14.1 mi
42635 Pine Knot, KY 15.0 mi
42638 Revelo, KY 15.3 mi
42533 Ferguson, KY 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42634?

42634 is in Parkers Lake, Kentucky, in McCreary County. Its published point location is 36.8932, -84.4223.

What county is 42634 in?

42634 lies in McCreary County.

What area code is 42634?

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

What time zone is 42634 in?

42634 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42634?

About 1,646 people live in ZIP code 42634, in 573 households, at 18.5 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 42634?

$31,250 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42634?

The closest are 42519 (7.6 mi), 42653 (7.9 mi), 42558 (9.6 mi), 42631 (11 mi) and 42501 (11.4 mi).

Is 42634 a PO Box ZIP code?

42634 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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