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42749

ZIP 42749 is Horse Cave, Kentucky, mostly in Hart County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hart +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,423
Coordinates
37.1838, -85.8770
☼ Live from 42749 — Horse Cave, KY

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Where 42749 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42749
  • 🔢 Type 42749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,749 = 7 × 31 × 197. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42748 (Hodgenville, KY, 28 mi away) and 42753 (Knifley, KY, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42749 becomes 94724, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97442 in Glendale, OR, 2,008 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯710 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42749 and you would come out at 37.18°S, 94.12°E — 1,285 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 91.8 square miles of land, 42749 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,423This ZIP4,423
Households1,894This ZIP1,894
Housing units2,272This ZIP2,272
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,500This ZIP$45,500Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$142,200This ZIP$142,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$726This ZIP$726Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density48.2 / sq miThis ZIP48.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments91This ZIP91
Employees2,952This ZIP2,952
Annual payroll$155,513,000This ZIP$155,513,000
Tax returns filed2,110This ZIP2,110
Total adjusted gross income$107,662,000This ZIP$107,662,000

Land area

Land area91.77 sq miThis ZIP91.77 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

Counties 42749 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hart County 80.4%
Metcalfe County 13.2%
Barren County 6.4%

Other place names in 42749

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ZIP codes near 42749

ZIPCityDistance
42127 Cave City, KY 5.0 mi
42152 Hiseville, KY 6.8 mi
42746 Hardyville, KY 8.2 mi
42765 Munfordville, KY 9.1 mi
42214 Center, KY 10.5 mi
42722 Canmer, KY 10.9 mi
42160 Park City, KY 12.8 mi
42154 Knob Lick, KY 12.9 mi
42142 Glasgow, KY 13.1 mi
42713 Bonnieville, KY 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42749?

42749 is in Horse Cave, Kentucky, in Hart County. Its published point location is 37.1838, -85.8770.

What county is 42749 in?

42749 spans 3 counties: Hart County, Metcalfe County and Barren 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 42749?

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

What time zone is 42749 in?

42749 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42749?

About 4,423 people live in ZIP code 42749, in 1,894 households, at 48.2 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 42749?

$45,500 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42749?

The closest are 42127 (5 mi), 42152 (6.8 mi), 42746 (8.2 mi), 42765 (9.1 mi) and 42214 (10.5 mi).

Is 42749 a PO Box ZIP code?

42749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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