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Beech Creek ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Beech Creek, KY is 42321, and its area code is 270.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
553
Area code
270

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Beech Creek itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Drakesboro (5.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Beech Creek in numbers

About 553 people live in Beech Creek, in 212 households. The median household income is $53,750 a year, 16% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $79,800 (61% below the Kentucky median).

Population553Beech Creek553
Households212Beech Creek212
Median household income$53,750Beech Creek$53,750Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$79,800Beech Creek$79,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Beech Creek. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Beech Creek

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Beech Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42321 Beech Creek , KY Standard 553 $53,750 $79,800

Map of Beech Creek ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Beech Creek, KY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Beech Creek

The nearest larger towns are Beechmont (771 people, 1.1 mi), Powderly (931 people, 6.9 mi) and Greenville (4,410 people, 7.3 mi).

Towns near Beech Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Greenville 4,410 7.3 mi
Central City 5,707 9.0 mi
Beaver Dam 3,524 18.2 mi
Hartford 2,649 20.7 mi
Russellville 7,316 25.1 mi
Madisonville 19,515 27.2 mi

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