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Sweeden ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Sweeden, KY is 42285, and its area codes are 364 and 270.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
531
Area codes
364, 270

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sweeden itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Bee Spring (2.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Sweeden in numbers

About 531 people live in Sweeden, in 220 households. The median household income is $53,500 a year, 16% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $176,300 (14% below the Kentucky median).

Population531Sweeden531
Households220Sweeden220
Median household income$53,500Sweeden$53,500Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$176,300Sweeden$176,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Sweeden

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sweeden
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42285 Sweeden , KY Standard 531 $53,500 $176,300

Map of Sweeden ZIP codes

42285

The ZIP codes of Sweeden, 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 Sweeden

The nearest larger towns are Brownsville (1,068 people, 5.1 mi), Leitchfield (6,819 people, 15 mi) and Smiths Grove (786 people, 16 mi).

Towns near Sweeden
TownPopulationDistance
Leitchfield 6,819 15.4 mi
Cave City 2,730 20.3 mi
Bowling Green 75,388 21.2 mi
Glasgow 15,197 27.2 mi

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

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