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42642

ZIP 42642 is Russell Springs, Kentucky, mostly in Russell County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Russell +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
13,459
Coordinates
37.0587, -85.0352
☼ Live from 42642 — Russell Springs, KY

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Where 42642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42642
  • 🔢 Type 42642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,642 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 103. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42638 (Revelo, KY, 41 mi away) and 42647 (Stearns, KY, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42642 becomes 24624 — and that is a real ZIP code: Keen Mountain, VA, 168 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22446, 22644, 24246, 24426, 24624, 26424, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64422 in Amity, MO, 548 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯757 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42642 and you would come out at 37.06°S, 94.96°E — 1,238 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 140.2 square miles of land, 42642 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,459This ZIP13,459
Households5,535This ZIP5,535
Housing units6,700This ZIP6,700
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,633This ZIP$52,633Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$152,600This ZIP$152,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$691This ZIP$691Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density96.0 / sq miThis ZIP96.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments258This ZIP258
Employees4,362This ZIP4,362
Annual payroll$177,531,000This ZIP$177,531,000
Tax returns filed5,310This ZIP5,310
Total adjusted gross income$285,166,000This ZIP$285,166,000

Land area

Land area140.24 sq miThis ZIP140.24 sq mi
Water area3.69 sq miThis ZIP3.69 sq mi

Counties 42642 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Russell County 86.0%
Adair County 10.3%
Pulaski County 3.0%
Casey County 0.7%

Other place names in 42642

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ZIP codes near 42642

ZIPCityDistance
42528 Dunnville, KY 8.5 mi
42565 Windsor, KY 9.1 mi
42629 Jamestown, KY 11.6 mi
42544 Nancy, KY 12.3 mi
42741 Glens Fork, KY 13.4 mi
42753 Knifley, KY 14.0 mi
42728 Columbia, KY 14.6 mi
42720 Cane Valley, KY 17.8 mi
42516 Bethelridge, KY 17.8 mi
42539 Liberty, KY 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42642?

42642 is in Russell Springs, Kentucky, in Russell County. Its published point location is 37.0587, -85.0352.

What county is 42642 in?

42642 spans 4 counties: Russell County, Adair County, Pulaski County and Casey County. Most of it falls in Russell 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 42642?

Russell Springs uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42642 in?

42642 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42642?

About 13,459 people live in ZIP code 42642, in 5,535 households, at 96.0 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 42642?

$52,633 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42642?

The closest are 42528 (8.5 mi), 42565 (9.1 mi), 42629 (11.6 mi), 42544 (12.3 mi) and 42741 (13.4 mi).

Is 42642 a PO Box ZIP code?

42642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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