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42712

ZIP 42712 is Big Clifty, Kentucky, mostly in Hardin County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hardin +1 more
Metro area
Elizabethtown, KY
Population
1,714
Coordinates
37.5592, -86.1575
☼ Live from 42712 — Big Clifty, KY

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Where 42712 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 42712
  • 🔢 Type 42712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 281. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42702 (Elizabethtown, KY, 19 mi away) and 42713 (Bonnieville, KY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42712 becomes 21724, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12247 in Albany, NY, 743 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯687 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42712 and you would come out at 37.56°S, 93.84°E — 1,305 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 54.4 square miles of land, 42712 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,714This ZIP1,714
Households784This ZIP784
Housing units928This ZIP928
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,870This ZIP$45,870Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$147,400This ZIP$147,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$587This ZIP$587Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density31.5 / sq miThis ZIP31.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$1,924,000This ZIP$1,924,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$36,498,000This ZIP$36,498,000

Land area

Land area54.41 sq miThis ZIP54.41 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Counties 42712 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hardin County 52.3%
Grayson County 47.7%

Other place names in 42712

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

ZIP codes near 42712

ZIPCityDistance
42732 Eastview, KY 4.8 mi
42788 White Mills, KY 7.4 mi
42755 Leitchfield, KY 9.3 mi
42724 Cecilia, KY 9.4 mi
42726 Clarkson, KY 9.6 mi
42754 Leitchfield, KY 10.3 mi
40145 Hudson, KY 10.8 mi
42740 Glendale, KY 11.6 mi
42776 Sonora, KY 13.0 mi
40140 Garfield, KY 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42712?

42712 is in Big Clifty, Kentucky, in Hardin County, part of the Elizabethtown, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5592, -86.1575.

What county is 42712 in?

42712 spans 2 counties: Hardin County and Grayson County. Most of it falls in Hardin 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 42712?

Big Clifty uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42712 in?

42712 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42712?

About 1,714 people live in ZIP code 42712, in 784 households, at 31.5 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 42712?

$45,870 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42712?

The closest are 42732 (4.8 mi), 42788 (7.4 mi), 42755 (9.3 mi), 42724 (9.4 mi) and 42726 (9.6 mi).

Is 42712 a PO Box ZIP code?

42712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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