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42252 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 42252 covers Jetson, Kentucky.

Median age
51.112.4 points above the US average
Poverty rate
57.7%45.3 points above the US average
Degree or higher
10.9%24.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 42252 is

Jetson, 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 age51.1
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 rate57.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%
High school diploma or higher78.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist41.6% 19.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use70% 5.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours42% 5.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost20% 7 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 26.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss22 out of 100
Community resilience18.5 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.

Hail92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm85.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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 rate57.7%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%27%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age51.139.138.7
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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 stationNOLIN RVR LAKE, KY US23.3 km away
Rain in a year54 in
Snow in a year5 in

Average high and low by month

January45.9°F / 24.1°F4.07 in rain, 1.6 in snow
February50.5°F / 25.9°F4.34 in rain, 2.2 in snow
March59.7°F / 33°F4.95 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April70.9°F / 41.9°F5.14 in rain
May79.4°F / 52.1°F5.61 in rain
June87.6°F / 60.5°F4.88 in rain
July90.9°F / 64.4°F4.58 in rain
August90.7°F / 62.5°F3.5 in rain
September84.5°F / 55.6°F3.85 in rain
October73°F / 44.1°F3.91 in rain
November60.4°F / 34°F3.97 in rain
December49.9°F / 27.6°F5.06 in rain, 0.5 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%.

Butler 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability2.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

42275 Roundhill, KY9.1 km away
42288 Woodbury, KY13.2 km away
42201 Aberdeen, KY15.3 km away
42261 Morgantown, KY16.5 km away
42285 Sweeden, KY18.8 km away
42210 Brownsville, KY19.4 km away
42721 Caneyville, KY19.6 km away
42207 Bee Spring, KY21.1 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.

Butler County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.86 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2483, -86.5093

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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