Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 42501 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 42501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSZh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 42,501 = 3 × 31 × 457. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010011000000101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42464 (White Plains, KY, 160 mi away) and 42502 (Somerset, KY, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 42501 becomes 10524 — and that is a real ZIP code: Garrison, NY, 637 miles away.
- 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 01542, 02145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02541 in Falmouth, MA, 801 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯787 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42501 and you would come out at 37.06°S, 95.55°E — 1,206 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
- 📏 At 199.7 square miles of land, 42501 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 152 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 18,214This ZIP18,214 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,079This ZIP7,079 |
| Housing units | 8,281This ZIP8,281 |
| Median age | 40.5This ZIP40.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $48,965This ZIP$48,965Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $142,200This ZIP$142,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $748This ZIP$748Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.6%This ZIP17.6% |
| Mean commute | 25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min |
| Population density | 91.2 / sq miThis ZIP91.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 700This ZIP700 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10,671This ZIP10,671 |
| Annual payroll | $446,517,000This ZIP$446,517,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,860This ZIP6,860 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $349,571,000This ZIP$349,571,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 199.66 sq miThis ZIP199.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.91 sq miThis ZIP3.91 sq mi |
Other place names in 42501
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 42501
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
42533 | Ferguson, KY | 7.9 mi |
42503 | Somerset, KY | 8.0 mi |
42519 | Burnside, KY | 8.4 mi |
42564 | West Somerset, KY | 8.7 mi |
42502 | Somerset, KY | 8.8 mi |
42558 | Tateville, KY | 10.3 mi |
42634 | Parkers Lake, KY | 11.4 mi |
42518 | Bronston, KY | 14.7 mi |
42553 | Science Hill, KY | 16.0 mi |
42567 | Eubank, KY | 16.8 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 42501 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 42501?
42501 is in Somerset, Kentucky, in Pulaski County, part of the Somerset, KY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0562, -84.4509.
What county is 42501 in?
42501 lies in Pulaski County.
What area code is 42501?
Somerset uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 42501 in?
42501 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 42501?
About 18,214 people live in ZIP code 42501, in 7,079 households, at 91.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What is the median household income in 42501?
$48,965 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 42501?
The closest are 42533 (7.9 mi), 42503 (8 mi), 42519 (8.4 mi), 42564 (8.7 mi) and 42502 (8.8 mi).
Is 42501 a PO Box ZIP code?
42501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “42501 ZIP Code — Somerset, Kentucky (Pulaski County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/42501
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/42501.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.