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42717

ZIP 42717 is Burkesville, Kentucky, mostly in Cumberland County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cumberland +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,969
Coordinates
36.7824, -85.3885
☼ Live from 42717 — Burkesville, KY

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Where 42717 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42717
  • 🔢 Type 42717 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LILZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,717 = 3 × 29 × 491. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42716 (Buffalo, KY, 52 mi away) and 42718 (Campbellsville, KY, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42717 becomes 71724 — and that is a real ZIP code: Calion, AR, 469 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12477, 12747, 14727, 14772, 17247, 17724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77412 in Altair, TX, 811 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯745 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42717 and you would come out at 36.78°S, 94.61°E — 1,254 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 304.7 square miles of land, 42717 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 231 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,969This ZIP5,969
Households2,633This ZIP2,633
Housing units3,373This ZIP3,373
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$42,978This ZIP$42,978Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$145,100This ZIP$145,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$523This ZIP$523Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density19.6 / sq miThis ZIP19.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments100This ZIP100
Employees1,086This ZIP1,086
Annual payroll$45,913,000This ZIP$45,913,000
Tax returns filed2,510This ZIP2,510
Total adjusted gross income$125,359,000This ZIP$125,359,000

Land area

Land area304.68 sq miThis ZIP304.68 sq mi
Water area7.54 sq miThis ZIP7.54 sq mi

Counties 42717 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cumberland County 97.9%
Clinton County 2.1%

Other place names in 42717

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

ZIP codes near 42717

ZIPCityDistance
42759 Marrowbone, KY 7.7 mi
42715 Breeding, KY 10.9 mi
42151 Hestand, KY 12.1 mi
42741 Glens Fork, KY 15.2 mi
42602 Albany, KY 15.3 mi
42124 Beaumont, KY 15.6 mi
38551 Celina, TN 16.4 mi
42167 Tompkinsville, KY 16.5 mi
42629 Jamestown, KY 16.5 mi
38541 Allons, TN 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42717?

42717 is in Burkesville, Kentucky, in Cumberland County. Its published point location is 36.7824, -85.3885.

What county is 42717 in?

42717 spans 2 counties: Cumberland County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Cumberland 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 42717?

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

What time zone is 42717 in?

42717 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42717?

About 5,969 people live in ZIP code 42717, in 2,633 households, at 19.6 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 42717?

$42,978 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42717?

The closest are 42759 (7.7 mi), 42715 (10.9 mi), 42151 (12.1 mi), 42741 (15.2 mi) and 42602 (15.3 mi).

Is 42717 a PO Box ZIP code?

42717 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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