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42782

ZIP 42782 is Summersville, Kentucky, mostly in Green County; area code 270; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Green +1 more
Metro area
Campbellsville, KY
Population
702
Coordinates
37.3368, -85.6430
☼ Live from 42782 — Summersville, KY

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Where 42782 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42782
  • 🔢 Type 42782 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBLZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,782 = 2 × 21391. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010011100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42776 (Sonora, KY, 20 mi away) and 42784 (Upton, KY, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42782 becomes 28724 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dana, NC, 229 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,526 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯719 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42782 and you would come out at 37.34°S, 94.36°E — 1,274 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 33.3 square miles of land, 42782 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population702This ZIP702
Households285This ZIP285
Housing units421This ZIP421
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$39,193This ZIP$39,193Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$90,000This ZIP$90,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$853This ZIP$853Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density21.1 / sq miThis ZIP21.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$859,000This ZIP$859,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$19,675,000This ZIP$19,675,000

Land area

Land area33.32 sq miThis ZIP33.32 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 42782 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Green County 87.2%
Hart County 12.8%

ZIP codes near 42782

ZIPCityDistance
42722 Canmer, KY 5.8 mi
42764 Mount Sherman, KY 6.5 mi
42757 Magnolia, KY 7.4 mi
42743 Greensburg, KY 9.7 mi
42746 Hardyville, KY 9.9 mi
42716 Buffalo, KY 10.9 mi
42713 Bonnieville, KY 12.9 mi
42214 Center, KY 14.8 mi
42718 Campbellsville, KY 14.9 mi
42748 Hodgenville, KY 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42782?

42782 is in Summersville, Kentucky, in Green County, part of the Campbellsville, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3368, -85.6430.

What county is 42782 in?

42782 spans 2 counties: Green County and Hart County. Most of it falls in Green 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 42782?

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

What time zone is 42782 in?

42782 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42782?

About 702 people live in ZIP code 42782, in 285 households, at 21.1 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 42782?

$39,193 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42782?

The closest are 42722 (5.8 mi), 42764 (6.5 mi), 42757 (7.4 mi), 42743 (9.7 mi) and 42746 (9.9 mi).

Is 42782 a PO Box ZIP code?

42782 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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