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Elizabethtown ZIP codes, Kentucky

Elizabethtown, KY has 2 ZIP codes (42701 and 42702) and area codes 270 and 364. The largest is 42701.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
32,576
Area codes
270, 364

Mail addressed to Elizabethtown 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.

Elizabethtown in numbers

About 32,576 people live in Elizabethtown, in 13,684 households, the 10th-largest of Kentucky's 553 census places. The median household income is $60,760 a year, 5% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $245,900 (20% above the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $909 a month. The median age is 35.7; 28.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population32,576Elizabethtown32,576
Households13,684Elizabethtown13,684
Median age35.7Elizabethtown35.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,760Elizabethtown$60,760Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$245,900Elizabethtown$245,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$909Elizabethtown$909Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%Elizabethtown28.3%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.0 minElizabethtown20.0 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,163 / sq miElizabethtown1,163 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Elizabethtown

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Elizabethtown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42701 Elizabethtown , KY Standard 53,987 $69,619 $260,300
42702 Elizabethtown , KY No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Elizabethtown

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

ZIP codes overlapping Elizabethtown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42724 Cecilia , KY Standard 5,345 $73,465 $197,400

Map of Elizabethtown ZIP codes

4270142702

The ZIP codes of Elizabethtown, 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 Elizabethtown

The nearest larger towns are Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (631,818 people, 34 mi), New Albany, IN (37,581 people, 42 mi) and Jeffersonville, IN (51,043 people, 45 mi).

Towns near Elizabethtown
TownPopulationDistance
Radcliff 22,864 8.6 mi
Vine Grove 6,830 9.4 mi
Hodgenville 3,389 12.6 mi
Fort Knox 8,836 13.8 mi
Shepherdsville 14,533 21.5 mi
Bardstown 13,804 24.4 mi
Brandenburg 2,937 26.1 mi
Hillview 8,797 26.7 mi
Pioneer Village 2,723 26.7 mi
Leitchfield 6,819 26.8 mi
Mount Washington 18,480 29.3 mi

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