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42716

ZIP 42716 is Buffalo, Kentucky, mostly in Larue County; area code 270; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Larue +2 more
Metro area
Elizabethtown, KY
Population
1,659
Coordinates
37.4922, -85.6752
☼ Live from 42716 — Buffalo, KY

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Where 42716 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42716
  • 🔢 Type 42716 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gILZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,716 = 2 × 2 × 59 × 181. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42715 (Breeding, KY, 41 mi away) and 42717 (Burkesville, KY, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42716 becomes 61724 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bellflower, IL, 249 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12746, 12764, 14267, 14276, 14627, 14726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76124 in Fort Worth, TX, 732 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯714 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42716 and you would come out at 37.49°S, 94.32°E — 1,278 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 31.4 square miles of land, 42716 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,659This ZIP1,659
Households698This ZIP698
Housing units784This ZIP784
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,125This ZIP$72,125Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$188,800This ZIP$188,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,114This ZIP$1,114Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density52.9 / sq miThis ZIP52.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$476,000This ZIP$476,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$34,871,000This ZIP$34,871,000

Land area

Land area31.38 sq miThis ZIP31.38 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 42716 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Larue County 74.7%
Green County 15.0%
Taylor County 10.2%

Other place names in 42716

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ZIP codes near 42716

ZIPCityDistance
42748 Hodgenville, KY 5.2 mi
42764 Mount Sherman, KY 5.3 mi
42757 Magnolia, KY 6.7 mi
42782 Summersville, KY 10.9 mi
40060 Raywick, KY 12.0 mi
40051 New Haven, KY 12.2 mi
40052 New Hope, KY 12.8 mi
42713 Bonnieville, KY 13.5 mi
42776 Sonora, KY 13.9 mi
42784 Upton, KY 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42716?

42716 is in Buffalo, Kentucky, in Larue County, part of the Elizabethtown, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4922, -85.6752.

What county is 42716 in?

42716 spans 3 counties: Larue County, Green County and Taylor County. Most of it falls in Larue 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 42716?

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

What time zone is 42716 in?

42716 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42716?

About 1,659 people live in ZIP code 42716, in 698 households, at 52.9 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 42716?

$72,125 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42716?

The closest are 42748 (5.2 mi), 42764 (5.3 mi), 42757 (6.7 mi), 42782 (10.9 mi) and 40060 (12 mi).

Is 42716 a PO Box ZIP code?

42716 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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