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42741

ZIP 42741 is Glens Fork, Kentucky, mostly in Adair County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Adair +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
420
Coordinates
36.9752, -85.2554
☼ Live from 42741 — Glens Fork, KY

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Where 42741 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42741
  • 🔢 Type 42741 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,741 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1583. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42740 (Glendale, KY, 57 mi away) and 42742 (Gradyville, KY, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42741 becomes 14724 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clymer, NY, 460 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12474, 14427, 14472, 14724, 14742, 17244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12474 in Roxbury, NY, 675 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯747 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42741 and you would come out at 36.98°S, 94.74°E — 1,249 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 12.8 square miles of land, 42741 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population420This ZIP420
Households130This ZIP130
Housing units154This ZIP154
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,269This ZIP$78,269Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$266,300This ZIP$266,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%This ZIP26.2%
Mean commute40.8 minThis ZIP40.8 min
Population density32.9 / sq miThis ZIP32.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees16This ZIP16
Annual payroll$818,000This ZIP$818,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$5,775,000This ZIP$5,775,000

Land area

Land area12.76 sq miThis ZIP12.76 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 42741 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Adair County 98.3%
Russell County 1.7%

ZIP codes near 42741

ZIPCityDistance
42629 Jamestown, KY 7.8 mi
42715 Breeding, KY 8.6 mi
42728 Columbia, KY 10.0 mi
42642 Russell Springs, KY 13.4 mi
42742 Gradyville, KY 13.9 mi
42720 Cane Valley, KY 14.6 mi
42717 Burkesville, KY 15.2 mi
42759 Marrowbone, KY 17.6 mi
42129 Edmonton, KY 18.2 mi
42753 Knifley, KY 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42741?

42741 is in Glens Fork, Kentucky, in Adair County. Its published point location is 36.9752, -85.2554.

What county is 42741 in?

42741 spans 2 counties: Adair County and Russell County. Most of it falls in Adair 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 42741?

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

What time zone is 42741 in?

42741 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42741?

About 420 people live in ZIP code 42741, in 130 households, at 32.9 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 42741?

$78,269 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42741?

The closest are 42629 (7.8 mi), 42715 (8.6 mi), 42728 (10 mi), 42642 (13.4 mi) and 42742 (13.9 mi).

Is 42741 a PO Box ZIP code?

42741 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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