42759
ZIP 42759 is Marrowbone, Kentucky, in Cumberland County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Cumberland
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 15
- Coordinates
- 36.8282, -85.5144
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Where 42759 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 42759 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 42,759 = 3 × 3 × 4751. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010011100000111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42758 (Mannsville, KY, 42 mi away) and 42762 (Millwood, KY, 65 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42759 becomes 95724 — and that is a real ZIP code: Norden, CA, 1,891 miles away.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24579, 24597, 24957, 27495, 27549, 27594, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95427 in Comptche, CA, 2,062 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
- 🎯737 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42759 and you would come out at 36.83°S, 94.49°E — 1,261 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 0.146 square miles of land, 42759 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 71 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Households | 15This ZIP15 |
| Housing units | 15This ZIP15 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 102.7 / sq miThis ZIP102.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 85This ZIP85 |
| Annual payroll | $4,295,000This ZIP$4,295,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 42759
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 42759
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42717 | Burkesville, KY | 7.7 mi |
42124 | Beaumont, KY | 8.0 mi |
42715 | Breeding, KY | 9.8 mi |
42167 | Tompkinsville, KY | 11.7 mi |
42151 | Hestand, KY | 11.7 mi |
42129 | Edmonton, KY | 11.8 mi |
42166 | Summer Shade, KY | 12.2 mi |
42130 | Eighty Eight, KY | 16.5 mi |
42157 | Mount Hermon, KY | 17.2 mi |
42742 | Gradyville, KY | 17.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42759?
42759 is in Marrowbone, Kentucky, in Cumberland County. Its published point location is 36.8282, -85.5144.
What county is 42759 in?
42759 lies in Cumberland County.
What area code is 42759?
Marrowbone uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42759 in?
42759 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 42759?
About 15 people live in ZIP code 42759, in 15 households, at 102.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 42759?
The closest are 42717 (7.7 mi), 42124 (8 mi), 42715 (9.8 mi), 42167 (11.7 mi) and 42151 (11.7 mi).
Is 42759 a PO Box ZIP code?
42759 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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