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Big Clifty ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Big Clifty, KY is 42712, and its area code is 270.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
285
Area code
270

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Big Clifty itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Leitchfield (9.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Big Clifty in numbers

About 285 people live in Big Clifty, in 142 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,800 (43% below the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $771 a month. The median age is 37.7; 16.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 33 minutes.

Population285Big Clifty285
Households142Big Clifty142
Median age37.7Big Clifty37.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median home value$117,800Big Clifty$117,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$771Big Clifty$771Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%Big Clifty16.9%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute33.2 minBig Clifty33.2 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density198 / sq miBig Clifty198 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Big Clifty CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Big Clifty

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Big Clifty
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42712 Big Clifty , KY Standard 1,714 $45,870 $147,400

Map of Big Clifty ZIP codes

42712

The ZIP codes of Big Clifty, 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 Big Clifty

The nearest larger towns are Clarkson (865 people, 5.5 mi), Leitchfield (6,819 people, 8.4 mi) and Cecilia (503 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Big Clifty
TownPopulationDistance
Leitchfield 6,819 8.4 mi
Elizabethtown 32,576 18.5 mi
Vine Grove 6,830 20.6 mi
Radcliff 22,864 22.3 mi
Hodgenville 3,389 23.0 mi
Fort Knox 8,836 26.0 mi
Cave City 2,730 29.8 mi

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