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42721

ZIP 42721 is Caneyville, Kentucky, mostly in Grayson County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grayson +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,353
Coordinates
37.4230, -86.4997
☼ Live from 42721 — Caneyville, KY

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Where 42721 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42721
  • 🔢 Type 42721 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,721 = 7 × 17 × 359. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42720 (Cane Valley, KY, 67 mi away) and 42722 (Canmer, KY, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42721 becomes 12724 — and that is a real ZIP code: Callicoon Center, NY, 687 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 764 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯672 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42721 and you would come out at 37.42°S, 93.50°E — 1,322 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 142.4 square miles of land, 42721 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,353This ZIP4,353
Households1,514This ZIP1,514
Housing units1,733This ZIP1,733
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,583This ZIP$49,583Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$130,700This ZIP$130,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$590This ZIP$590Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density30.6 / sq miThis ZIP30.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees249This ZIP249
Annual payroll$9,459,000This ZIP$9,459,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$69,730,000This ZIP$69,730,000

Land area

Land area142.36 sq miThis ZIP142.36 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi

Counties 42721 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Grayson County 89.9%
Butler County 6.1%
Edmonson County 4.0%

Other place names in 42721

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ZIP codes near 42721

ZIPCityDistance
42762 Millwood, KY 6.3 mi
42349 Horse Branch, KY 9.8 mi
42754 Leitchfield, KY 10.8 mi
42755 Leitchfield, KY 12.0 mi
40152 Mc Daniels, KY 12.7 mi
42361 Olaton, KY 12.8 mi
40119 Falls Of Rough, KY 13.1 mi
42252 Jetson, KY 13.2 mi
42275 Roundhill, KY 13.4 mi
42370 Rosine, KY 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42721?

42721 is in Caneyville, Kentucky, in Grayson County. Its published point location is 37.4230, -86.4997.

What county is 42721 in?

42721 spans 3 counties: Grayson County, Butler County and Edmonson County. Most of it falls in Grayson 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 42721?

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

What time zone is 42721 in?

42721 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42721?

About 4,353 people live in ZIP code 42721, in 1,514 households, at 30.6 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 42721?

$49,583 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42721?

The closest are 42762 (6.3 mi), 42349 (9.8 mi), 42754 (10.8 mi), 42755 (12 mi) and 40152 (12.7 mi).

Is 42721 a PO Box ZIP code?

42721 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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