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Bowling Green ZIP codes, Kentucky

Bowling Green, KY has 4 ZIP codes (42101, 42104, 42103 and 42102) and area codes 270 and 364. The largest is 42101.

USPS city name
4 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
75,388
Area codes
270, 364

Mail addressed to Bowling Green uses the ZIP codes above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Bowling Green in numbers

About 75,388 people live in Bowling Green, in 30,633 households, the 4th-largest of Kentucky's 553 census places. The median household income is $48,873 a year, 23% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,900 (18% above the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $998 a month. The median age is 28.7; 31.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population75,388Bowling Green75,388
Households30,633Bowling Green30,633
Median age28.7Bowling Green28.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,873Bowling Green$48,873Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$241,900Bowling Green$241,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$998Bowling Green$998Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%Bowling Green31.2%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.8 minBowling Green17.8 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,795 / sq miBowling Green1,795 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Bowling Green

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bowling Green
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42101 Bowling Green , KY Standard 65,421 $48,217 $207,200
42104 Bowling Green , KY Standard 42,076 $75,164 $306,400
42103 Bowling Green , KY Standard 21,911 $87,689 $331,400
42102 Bowling Green , KY No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Bowling Green

These ZIP codes cover part of Bowling Green but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Bowling Green
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42122 Alvaton , KY Standard 5,513 $113,705 $297,100

Map of Bowling Green ZIP codes

42101421044210342102

The ZIP codes of Bowling Green, 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 Bowling Green

The nearest larger towns are Clarksville, TN (176,456 people, 58 mi), Nashville-Davidson, TN (690,130 people, 59 mi) and Franklin, TN (87,133 people, 77 mi).

Towns near Bowling Green
TownPopulationDistance
Franklin 10,360 19.1 mi
Scottsville 4,427 20.1 mi
Portland, TN 13,449 26.7 mi
Russellville 7,316 27.2 mi
Glasgow 15,197 28.1 mi
Cave City 2,730 28.2 mi

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