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42765

ZIP 42765 is Munfordville, Kentucky, in Hart County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hart
Metro area
none
Population
7,149
Coordinates
37.3067, -85.9346
☼ Live from 42765 — Munfordville, KY

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Where 42765 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42765
  • 🔢 Type 42765 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,765 = 3 × 5 × 2851. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42764 (Mount Sherman, KY, 19 mi away) and 42776 (Sonora, KY, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42765 becomes 56724 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gatzke, MN, 914 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24576, 24657, 25647, 25674, 26547, 26574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57642 in Mc Laughlin, SD, 961 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯704 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42765 and you would come out at 37.31°S, 94.07°E — 1,290 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 114.7 square miles of land, 42765 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,149This ZIP7,149
Households2,589This ZIP2,589
Housing units2,778This ZIP2,778
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,688This ZIP$59,688Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$143,600This ZIP$143,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$707This ZIP$707Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density62.3 / sq miThis ZIP62.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments135This ZIP135
Employees882This ZIP882
Annual payroll$31,222,000This ZIP$31,222,000
Tax returns filed2,440This ZIP2,440
Total adjusted gross income$138,595,000This ZIP$138,595,000

Land area

Land area114.67 sq miThis ZIP114.67 sq mi
Water area1.15 sq miThis ZIP1.15 sq mi

Other place names in 42765

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

ZIP codes near 42765

ZIPCityDistance
42713 Bonnieville, KY 5.8 mi
42729 Cub Run, KY 8.9 mi
42749 Horse Cave, KY 9.1 mi
42784 Upton, KY 10.0 mi
42722 Canmer, KY 12.2 mi
42127 Cave City, KY 12.7 mi
42757 Magnolia, KY 12.8 mi
42746 Hardyville, KY 12.9 mi
42259 Mammoth Cave, KY 13.7 mi
42726 Clarkson, KY 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42765?

42765 is in Munfordville, Kentucky, in Hart County. Its published point location is 37.3067, -85.9346.

What county is 42765 in?

42765 lies in Hart County.

What area code is 42765?

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

What time zone is 42765 in?

42765 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42765?

About 7,149 people live in ZIP code 42765, in 2,589 households, at 62.3 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 42765?

$59,688 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42765?

The closest are 42713 (5.8 mi), 42729 (8.9 mi), 42749 (9.1 mi), 42784 (10 mi) and 42722 (12.2 mi).

Is 42765 a PO Box ZIP code?

42765 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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