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42058 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 42058 covers Ledbetter, Kentucky, with a population of about 2,122 and a median household income of $64,643.

Population
2,122133 per square mile
Median age
37.51.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$64,643about the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
22.6%10.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$168,812up 45.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,1161.2× the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
13.4%21.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.1%18.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
28

Where 42058 is

Ledbetter, Kentucky — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,122
Median age37.5
Family households74.8%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans8.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$64,643
Income per person$28,939
Poverty rate22.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k11.4%
$35–40k9.0%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k12.1%
$60–75k16.7%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k13.0%
$125–150k9.1%
$150–200k2.4%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed970
Mean adjusted gross income$56,263
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$117,300
Median gross rent$1,116
Rent as a share of household income43.2%
Owner-occupied83.1%
Vacant homes18.4%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house81.1%
Attached house1.5%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home16.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$168,812as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$168,812$78,107

$78,107 in 2004 to $168,812 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%
High school diploma or higher92.2%
Works from home6.4%
Drives to work alone78.3%
Takes public transport4.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist59.3% 2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use72.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments28
People employed322
Annual payroll$16,252,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 88% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss83 out of 100
Community resilience28.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado93.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Kentucky and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKentuckyUnited States
Median household income$64,643$62,417$78,538
Income per person$28,939$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate22.6%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$117,300$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,116$933$1,348
Homeownership83.1%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%27%35%
Unemployment rate8.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home6.4%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%4.4%13.9%
Median age37.539.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSMITHLAND L&D, IL US11.9 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January42.8°F / 25.7°F3.71 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February46.9°F / 28.4°F4.1 in rain, 1.2 in snow
March56.7°F / 36.6°F4.78 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April68.1°F / 46°F5.07 in rain
May76.8°F / 55.8°F4.56 in rain
June84.6°F / 64.7°F4.3 in rain
July87.9°F / 68.6°F4.26 in rain
August87.3°F / 67°F2.79 in rain
September81.2°F / 59.7°F3.57 in rain
October70.1°F / 47.2°F3.61 in rain
November57°F / 36.5°F4.19 in rain
December46.4°F / 29.3°F4.35 in rain, 1.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Livingston County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

42029 Calvert City, KY9.2 km away
42003 Paducah, KY11.6 km away
62910 Brookport, IL11.9 km away
42001 Paducah, KY17.5 km away
42082 Symsonia, KY18 km away
42045 Grand Rivers, KY18 km away
42083 Tiline, KY18.6 km away
42027 Boaz, KY20.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Livingston County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.91 sq mi
Water area1.37 sq mi
Population density133 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.0611, -88.4665

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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