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Rumsey ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Rumsey, KY is 42371, and its area code is 270.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
472
Area code
270

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Rumsey itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Calhoun (4.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Rumsey in numbers

About 472 people live in Rumsey, in 210 households. The median household income is $130,250 a year, 2.0 times the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,900 (20% below the Kentucky median).

Population472Rumsey472
Households210Rumsey210
Median household income$130,250Rumsey$130,250Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$163,900Rumsey$163,900Kentucky$205,600US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Rumsey

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Rumsey
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42371 Rumsey , KY Standard 472 $130,250 $163,900

Map of Rumsey ZIP codes

42371

The ZIP codes of Rumsey, 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 Rumsey

The nearest larger towns are Calhoun (601 people, 2.7 mi), Livermore (1,223 people, 8.6 mi) and Island (576 people, 9.1 mi).

Towns near Rumsey
TownPopulationDistance
Madisonville 19,515 16.6 mi
Sorgho 2,960 16.8 mi
Masonville 2,887 17.0 mi
Central City 5,707 17.2 mi
Owensboro 60,302 19.5 mi
Greenville 4,410 21.6 mi
Hartford 2,649 22.3 mi
Beaver Dam 3,524 24.0 mi
Thruston 2,581 24.5 mi
Providence 2,857 26.5 mi
Henderson 27,852 27.7 mi

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