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St. Charles ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for St. Charles, KY is 42453, and its area code is 270.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
293
Area code
270

Also written Saint Charles, the spelling the Postal Service uses.

Mail addressed to St. Charles 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.

St. Charles in numbers

About 293 people live in St. Charles, in 115 households. The median household income is $44,688 a year, 30% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $55,700 (73% below the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $738 a month. The median age is 35.2; 6.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population293St. Charles293
Households115St. Charles115
Median age35.2St. Charles35.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,688St. Charles$44,688Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$55,700St. Charles$55,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$738St. Charles$738Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%St. Charles6.5%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.7 minSt. Charles30.7 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density295 / sq miSt. Charles295 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Saint Charles

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Saint Charles
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42453 Saint Charles , KY Standard 452 $53,939 $91,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping St. Charles

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

ZIP codes overlapping St. Charles
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42408 Dawson Springs , KY Standard 5,888 $60,900 $92,200
42442 Nortonville , KY Standard 2,991 $58,190 $124,500

Map of St. Charles ZIP codes

42453

The ZIP codes of St. Charles, 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 St. Charles

The nearest larger towns are Nortonville (904 people, 5.2 mi), Mortons Gap (650 people, 5.8 mi) and Earlington (1,084 people, 6.3 mi).

Towns near St. Charles
TownPopulationDistance
Madisonville 19,515 10.7 mi
Providence 2,857 18.2 mi
Princeton 6,241 19.4 mi
Greenville 4,410 20.5 mi
Central City 5,707 24.3 mi
Hopkinsville 30,906 24.6 mi
Cadiz 2,677 27.1 mi
Eddyville 2,897 30.0 mi

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

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