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42743

ZIP 42743 is Greensburg, Kentucky, mostly in Green County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Green +1 more
Metro area
Campbellsville, KY
Population
9,342
Coordinates
37.2283, -85.5323
☼ Live from 42743 — Greensburg, KY

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Where 42743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42743
  • 🔢 Type 42743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 42743 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42742 (Gradyville, KY, 11 mi away) and 42746 (Hardyville, KY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42743 becomes 34724, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24347, 24374, 24437, 24473, 27344, 32447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34274 in Nokomis, FL, 719 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯727 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42743 and you would come out at 37.23°S, 94.47°E — 1,267 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 206.0 square miles of land, 42743 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 156 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,342This ZIP9,342
Households3,652This ZIP3,652
Housing units4,321This ZIP4,321
Median age46.7This ZIP46.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,457This ZIP$49,457Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$136,400This ZIP$136,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$591This ZIP$591Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density45.4 / sq miThis ZIP45.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments152This ZIP152
Employees1,239This ZIP1,239
Annual payroll$50,379,000This ZIP$50,379,000
Tax returns filed3,480This ZIP3,480
Total adjusted gross income$174,974,000This ZIP$174,974,000

Land area

Land area205.99 sq miThis ZIP205.99 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq miThis ZIP2.04 sq mi

Counties 42743 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Green County 97.3%
Adair County 2.7%

Other place names in 42743

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

ZIP codes near 42743

ZIPCityDistance
42782 Summersville, KY 9.7 mi
42722 Canmer, KY 10.6 mi
42742 Gradyville, KY 11.0 mi
42746 Hardyville, KY 11.1 mi
42214 Center, KY 11.6 mi
42720 Cane Valley, KY 12.2 mi
42719 Campbellsville, KY 13.4 mi
42718 Campbellsville, KY 14.0 mi
42764 Mount Sherman, KY 14.7 mi
42728 Columbia, KY 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42743?

42743 is in Greensburg, Kentucky, in Green County, part of the Campbellsville, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2283, -85.5323.

What county is 42743 in?

42743 spans 2 counties: Green County and Adair County. Most of it falls in Green 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 42743?

Greensburg uses area code 270, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42743 in?

42743 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42743?

About 9,342 people live in ZIP code 42743, in 3,652 households, at 45.4 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 42743?

$49,457 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42743?

The closest are 42782 (9.7 mi), 42722 (10.6 mi), 42742 (11 mi), 42746 (11.1 mi) and 42214 (11.6 mi).

Is 42743 a PO Box ZIP code?

42743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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