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42724

ZIP 42724 is Cecilia, Kentucky, in Hardin County; area codes 270 and 364; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hardin
Metro area
Elizabethtown, KY
Population
5,345
Coordinates
37.6759, -86.0708
☼ Live from 42724 — Cecilia, KY

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Where 42724 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42724
  • 🔢 Type 42724 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆42724 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,724 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 971. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42722 (Canmer, KY, 34 mi away) and 42726 (Clarkson, KY, 18 mi away).
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24472, 24724, 27244, 42274, 42742, 44272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74422 in Boynton, OK, 551 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯690 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42724 and you would come out at 37.68°S, 93.93°E — 1,302 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 76.4 square miles of land, 42724 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,345This ZIP5,345
Households2,144This ZIP2,144
Housing units2,290This ZIP2,290
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$73,465This ZIP$73,465Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$197,400This ZIP$197,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$989This ZIP$989Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density70.0 / sq miThis ZIP70.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees626This ZIP626
Annual payroll$23,764,000This ZIP$23,764,000
Tax returns filed2,350This ZIP2,350
Total adjusted gross income$147,963,000This ZIP$147,963,000

Land area

Land area76.36 sq miThis ZIP76.36 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 42724

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

ZIP codes near 42724

ZIPCityDistance
42732 Eastview, KY 4.6 mi
40162 Rineyville, KY 5.1 mi
40159 Radcliff, KY 6.1 mi
42740 Glendale, KY 9.1 mi
42712 Big Clifty, KY 9.4 mi
40175 Vine Grove, KY 9.9 mi
40115 Custer, KY 10.1 mi
42788 White Mills, KY 10.4 mi
42702 Elizabethtown, KY 11.6 mi
40160 Radcliff, KY 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42724?

42724 is in Cecilia, Kentucky, in Hardin County, part of the Elizabethtown, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6759, -86.0708.

What county is 42724 in?

42724 lies in Hardin County.

What area code is 42724?

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

What time zone is 42724 in?

42724 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42724?

About 5,345 people live in ZIP code 42724, in 2,144 households, at 70.0 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 42724?

$73,465 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42724?

The closest are 42732 (4.6 mi), 40162 (5.1 mi), 40159 (6.1 mi), 42740 (9.1 mi) and 42712 (9.4 mi).

Is 42724 a PO Box ZIP code?

42724 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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