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42776

ZIP 42776 is Sonora, Kentucky, mostly in Hardin County; area code 270; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hardin +1 more
Metro area
Elizabethtown, KY
Population
2,082
Coordinates
37.5145, -85.9271
☼ Live from 42776 — Sonora, KY

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Where 42776 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42776
  • 🔢 Type 42776 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,776 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5347. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42765 (Munfordville, KY, 14 mi away) and 42782 (Summersville, KY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42776 becomes 67724, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46277, 46772, 62477, 64772, 67427, 72467, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77426 in Chappell Hill, TX, 782 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯700 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42776 and you would come out at 37.51°S, 94.07°E — 1,292 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 66.1 square miles of land, 42776 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,082This ZIP2,082
Households775This ZIP775
Housing units803This ZIP803
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,771This ZIP$58,771Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$192,700This ZIP$192,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,008This ZIP$1,008Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density31.5 / sq miThis ZIP31.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees330This ZIP330
Annual payroll$14,156,000This ZIP$14,156,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$65,729,000This ZIP$65,729,000

Land area

Land area66.08 sq miThis ZIP66.08 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Counties 42776 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hardin County 69.0%
Larue County 31.0%

Other place names in 42776

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

ZIP codes near 42776

ZIPCityDistance
42784 Upton, KY 4.3 mi
42740 Glendale, KY 5.1 mi
42788 White Mills, KY 5.6 mi
42713 Bonnieville, KY 10.1 mi
42732 Eastview, KY 11.8 mi
42757 Magnolia, KY 12.5 mi
42702 Elizabethtown, KY 12.9 mi
42712 Big Clifty, KY 13.0 mi
42748 Hodgenville, KY 13.3 mi
42724 Cecilia, KY 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42776?

42776 is in Sonora, Kentucky, in Hardin County, part of the Elizabethtown, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5145, -85.9271.

What county is 42776 in?

42776 spans 2 counties: Hardin County and Larue County. Most of it falls in Hardin 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 42776?

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

What time zone is 42776 in?

42776 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 42776?

About 2,082 people live in ZIP code 42776, in 775 households, at 31.5 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 42776?

$58,771 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42776?

The closest are 42784 (4.3 mi), 42740 (5.1 mi), 42788 (5.6 mi), 42713 (10.1 mi) and 42732 (11.8 mi).

Is 42776 a PO Box ZIP code?

42776 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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