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Where 42753 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 42753 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 42,753 = 3 × 14251. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010011100000001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42749 (Horse Cave, KY, 40 mi away) and 42754 (Leitchfield, KY, 66 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42753 becomes 35724, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23457, 24375, 25437, 27435, 27534, 27543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57432 in Claremont, SD, 884 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
- 🎯746 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42753 and you would come out at 37.24°S, 94.84°E — 1,247 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
- 📏 At 25.4 square miles of land, 42753 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 657This ZIP657 |
|---|---|
| Households | 276This ZIP276 |
| Housing units | 339This ZIP339 |
| Median age | 49.1This ZIP49.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $54,565This ZIP$54,565Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $115,000This ZIP$115,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.4%This ZIP14.4% |
| Mean commute | 32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min |
| Population density | 25.9 / sq miThis ZIP25.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 42This ZIP42 |
| Annual payroll | $2,022,000This ZIP$2,022,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 230This ZIP230 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $9,774,000This ZIP$9,774,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 25.39 sq miThis ZIP25.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.22 sq miThis ZIP1.22 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 42753
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42733 | Elk Horn, KY | 7.6 mi |
42528 | Dunnville, KY | 8.3 mi |
42720 | Cane Valley, KY | 9.6 mi |
42758 | Mannsville, KY | 9.9 mi |
42728 | Columbia, KY | 10.9 mi |
42719 | Campbellsville, KY | 11.8 mi |
42539 | Liberty, KY | 12.5 mi |
42642 | Russell Springs, KY | 14.0 mi |
42565 | Windsor, KY | 15.3 mi |
42718 | Campbellsville, KY | 16.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42753?
42753 is in Knifley, Kentucky, in Adair County. Its published point location is 37.2351, -85.1590.
What county is 42753 in?
42753 lies in Adair County.
What time zone is 42753 in?
42753 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42753?
About 657 people live in ZIP code 42753, in 276 households, at 25.9 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 42753?
$54,565 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 42753?
The closest are 42733 (7.6 mi), 42528 (8.3 mi), 42720 (9.6 mi), 42758 (9.9 mi) and 42728 (10.9 mi).
Is 42753 a PO Box ZIP code?
42753 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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