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42740

ZIP 42740 is Glendale, 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
1,873
Coordinates
37.5864, -85.9487
☼ Live from 42740 — Glendale, KY

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Where 42740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42740
  • 🔢 Type 42740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2137. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42733 (Elk Horn, KY, 45 mi away) and 42741 (Glens Fork, KY, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42740 becomes 04724, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02447, 02474, 02744, 04274, 04427, 04472, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04742 in Fort Fairfield, ME, 1,119 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯698 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42740 and you would come out at 37.59°S, 94.05°E — 1,294 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 31.1 square miles of land, 42740 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,873This ZIP1,873
Households807This ZIP807
Housing units888This ZIP888
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$88,066This ZIP$88,066Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$238,900This ZIP$238,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$706This ZIP$706Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density60.2 / sq miThis ZIP60.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees449This ZIP449
Annual payroll$24,493,000This ZIP$24,493,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$56,759,000This ZIP$56,759,000

Land area

Land area31.09 sq miThis ZIP31.09 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42740

ZIPCityDistance
42776 Sonora, KY 5.1 mi
42788 White Mills, KY 5.8 mi
42732 Eastview, KY 8.6 mi
42702 Elizabethtown, KY 8.9 mi
42724 Cecilia, KY 9.1 mi
42784 Upton, KY 9.3 mi
40159 Radcliff, KY 9.6 mi
42701 Elizabethtown, KY 10.0 mi
42712 Big Clifty, KY 11.6 mi
40162 Rineyville, KY 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42740?

42740 is in Glendale, Kentucky, in Hardin County, part of the Elizabethtown, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5864, -85.9487.

What county is 42740 in?

42740 lies in Hardin County.

What area code is 42740?

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

What time zone is 42740 in?

42740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42740?

About 1,873 people live in ZIP code 42740, in 807 households, at 60.2 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 42740?

$88,066 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42740?

The closest are 42776 (5.1 mi), 42788 (5.8 mi), 42732 (8.6 mi), 42702 (8.9 mi) and 42724 (9.1 mi).

Is 42740 a PO Box ZIP code?

42740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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