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42746

ZIP 42746 is Hardyville, Kentucky, mostly in Hart County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hart +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,101
Coordinates
37.2124, -85.7324
☼ Live from 42746 — Hardyville, KY

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Where 42746 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42746
  • 🔢 Type 42746 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,746 = 2 × 11 × 29 × 67. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42743 (Greensburg, KY, 11 mi away) and 42748 (Hodgenville, KY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42746 becomes 64724 — and that is a real ZIP code: Appleton City, MO, 457 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24467, 24476, 24647, 26447, 42647, 42764, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76442 in Comanche, TX, 819 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯717 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42746 and you would come out at 37.21°S, 94.27°E — 1,278 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 47.4 square miles of land, 42746 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,101This ZIP2,101
Households738This ZIP738
Housing units978This ZIP978
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,000This ZIP$50,000Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$115,200This ZIP$115,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$717This ZIP$717Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%This ZIP8.1%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density44.3 / sq miThis ZIP44.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$577,000This ZIP$577,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$33,677,000This ZIP$33,677,000

Land area

Land area47.39 sq miThis ZIP47.39 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 42746 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hart County 78.8%
Green County 15.2%
Metcalfe County 6.0%

Other place names in 42746

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

ZIP codes near 42746

ZIPCityDistance
42722 Canmer, KY 4.5 mi
42214 Center, KY 6.1 mi
42749 Horse Cave, KY 8.2 mi
42152 Hiseville, KY 9.1 mi
42782 Summersville, KY 9.9 mi
42743 Greensburg, KY 11.1 mi
42154 Knob Lick, KY 11.8 mi
42127 Cave City, KY 12.4 mi
42765 Munfordville, KY 12.9 mi
42713 Bonnieville, KY 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42746?

42746 is in Hardyville, Kentucky, in Hart County. Its published point location is 37.2124, -85.7324.

What county is 42746 in?

42746 spans 3 counties: Hart County, Green County and Metcalfe County. Most of it falls in Hart 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 42746?

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

What time zone is 42746 in?

42746 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42746?

About 2,101 people live in ZIP code 42746, in 738 households, at 44.3 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 42746?

$50,000 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42746?

The closest are 42722 (4.5 mi), 42214 (6.1 mi), 42749 (8.2 mi), 42152 (9.1 mi) and 42782 (9.9 mi).

Is 42746 a PO Box ZIP code?

42746 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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