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42131 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 42131 covers Etoile, Kentucky.

Median age
55.416.7 points above the US average
Poverty rate
27.8%15.4 points above the US average
Median home value
$270,0001.4× the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 42131 is

Etoile, 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

Median age55.4
Family households100%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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

Poverty rate27.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k17.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k43.1%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k15.5%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more24.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$270,000
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist53.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost21.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 13%
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 83.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss67.3 out of 100
Community resilience42.1 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.

Strong wind97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.8Very 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$62,417$78,538
Income per person$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate27.8%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$270,000$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership100%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%27%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age55.439.138.7
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 stationSUMMER SHADE, KY US20.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January47.6°F / 24°F3.87 in rain, 3.2 in snow
February53.3°F / 26.8°F4.15 in rain, 1.8 in snow
March61.1°F / 33.8°F4.79 in rain, 0.8 in snow
April72.1°F / 42.9°F4.28 in rain
May79.6°F / 51.5°F4.6 in rain
June86.3°F / 59.3°F4.44 in rain
July89.7°F / 62.7°F3.92 in rain
August88.7°F / 61.2°F4.07 in rain
September82.4°F / 54.9°F3.73 in rain
October72.5°F / 43.7°F3.56 in rain
November61.2°F / 33°F3.62 in rain
December51.1°F / 26.9°F4.57 in rain, 1.4 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Barren 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

42123 Austin, KY6 km away
42157 Mount Hermon, KY9.8 km away
42133 Fountain Run, KY10.8 km away
42156 Lucas, KY12.7 km away
42130 Eighty Eight, KY16.8 km away
42141 Glasgow, KY19.4 km away
42140 Gamaliel, KY20 km away
42153 Holland, 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.

Barren County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.77 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8134, -85.9173

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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