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Mortons Gap ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Mortons Gap, KY is 42440, and its area code is 270.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
650
Area code
270

Mail addressed to Mortons Gap uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Mortons Gap in numbers

About 650 people live in Mortons Gap, in 273 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,800 (53% below the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $675 a month. The median age is 46.7; 5.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population650Mortons Gap650
Households273Mortons Gap273
Median age46.7Mortons Gap46.7Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median home value$96,800Mortons Gap$96,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$675Mortons Gap$675Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%Mortons Gap5.8%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.9 minMortons Gap17.9 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density549 / sq miMortons Gap549 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Mortons Gap

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Mortons Gap
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42440 Mortons Gap , KY Standard 650 — $96,800

Other ZIP codes overlapping Mortons Gap

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

ZIP codes overlapping Mortons Gap
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42431 Madisonville , KY Standard 27,207 $54,905 $160,700
42464 White Plains , KY Standard 1,810 $45,893 $104,700

Map of Mortons Gap ZIP codes

42440

The ZIP codes of Mortons Gap, 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 Mortons Gap

The nearest larger towns are Earlington (1,084 people, 3.1 mi), Nortonville (904 people, 4.0 mi) and White Plains (1,021 people, 7.0 mi).

Towns near Mortons Gap
TownPopulationDistance
Madisonville 19,515 7.1 mi
Greenville 4,410 16.1 mi
Central City 5,707 19.0 mi
Providence 2,857 19.0 mi
Princeton 6,241 24.8 mi
Hopkinsville 30,906 27.8 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Hopkins County · Kentucky ZIP codes

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