Código postal 42259
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El código postal 42259 cubre Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, con una población de unos 1,111.
- Población
- 1,11115 per square mile
- Edad media
- 61.122.4 points above the US average
- Tasa de pobreza
- 27.5%15.1 points above the US average
- Valor típico de la vivienda
- $106,685down 35.4% in five years
- Alquiler medio
- $8796% below the Kentucky median
- Título universitario o superior
- 8.5%26.5 points below the US average
- Vivienda en propiedad
- 88.6%23.6 points above the US average
- Zona horaria
- Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
- Empresas
- 8
Dónde está 42259
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky — el área que la Oficina del Censo delimita para este código postal. Los códigos postales son conjuntos de rutas de reparto y no áreas, así que esto es la aproximación del Censo, no un límite del Servicio Postal.
Población y hogares
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Población | 1,111 |
|---|---|
| Edad media | 61.1 |
| Hogares familiares | 56.3% |
| Nacidos fuera de EE. UU. | 1.8% |
| Habla un idioma distinto del inglés en casa | 4.5% |
| Blanca (no hispana) | 95.2% |
| Negra (no hispana) | 3.3% |
| Asiática (no hispana) | 0% |
| Hispana o latina | 0.7% |
| Veteranos | 17.5% |
Ingresos y pobreza
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Ingreso por persona | $27,966 |
|---|---|
| Tasa de pobreza | 27.5% |
| Hogares con SNAP o ayudas en efectivo | 9.2% |
Household income distribution
| Under $10k | |
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| $10–15k | |
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| $30–35k | |
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| $60–75k | |
| $75–100k | |
| $100–125k | |
| $125–150k | |
| $150–200k | |
| $200k or more |
Income as declared to the IRS
Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.
| Declaraciones presentadas | 430 |
|---|---|
| Ingreso bruto ajustado medio | $50,109 |
| Declaraciones de $200,000 o más | 0% |
| Returns, under $25k | 39.5% |
| Returns, $25k–$50k | 23.3% |
| Returns, $50k–$75k | 16.3% |
| Returns, $75k–$100k | 9.3% |
| Returns, $100k–$200k | 11.6% |
| Returns, $200k or more | 0.0% |
Vivienda
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Alquiler bruto medio | $879 |
|---|---|
| Alquiler como porcentaje del ingreso del hogar | 40.9% |
| Ocupada por su propietario | 88.6% |
| Viviendas vacías | 58.9% |
| Año medio de construcción | 1982 |
What the homes are
| Casa unifamiliar aislada | |
|---|---|
| Casa adosada | |
| Casa móvil |
Precios y alquileres actuales
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.
| Valor típico de la vivienda | $106,685as of 2026-07 |
|---|---|
| Typical home value, 1 year | down 9% |
| Typical home value, 5 years | down 35.4% |
| Typical home value, 10 years | down 22.2% |
$86,951 in 2000 to $106,685 in 2026.
Trabajo, desplazamientos y educación
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Tasa de desempleo | 17.2% |
|---|---|
| Licenciatura o superior | 8.5% |
| Bachillerato o superior | 88.9% |
| Trabaja desde casa | 8.3% |
| Conduce solo al trabajo | 81.4% |
| Usa el transporte público | 0% |
| Se desplaza 45 minutos o más | 58% |
Salud
CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.
| Cribado colorrectal | 66.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 64.3% |
|---|---|
| Visitó al dentista | 49.8% 11.5 pts below the national average of 61.3% |
| Mamografía | 69% 6.9 pts below the national average of 75.9% |
| Duerme menos de 7 horas | 43.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.4% |
| Pérdida de todos los dientes naturales | 18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13% |
Empresas y empleo
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Establecimientos comerciales | 8 |
|---|---|
| Personas empleadas | 60 |
| Nómina anual | $2,070,000 |
Riesgo de desastres naturales
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Riesgo general | Mayor que el 13.8% de los sectores censales de EE. UU. |
|---|---|
| Calificación de FEMA | Very Low to Relatively Low en los 2 sectores censales que cubre este código postal |
| Pérdida anual esperada | 10.8 sobre 100 |
| Resiliencia comunitaria | 20.9 sobre 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.
| Sequía | 71.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Granizo | 68.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Deslizamiento de tierra | 62.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Viento fuerte | 41.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tormenta de hielo | 36.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 36.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Incendio forestal | 35Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Temporal invernal | 28.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ola de frío | 25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Terremoto | 22.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Huracán | 20.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Inundación fluvial | 19.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Rayos | 17.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ola de calor | 9.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
Comparado con Kentucky y Estados Unidos
State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| This ZIP | Kentucky | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingreso medio del hogar | — | $62,417 | $78,538 |
| Ingreso por persona | $27,966 | $34,960 | $43,289 |
| Tasa de pobreza | 27.5% | 16.1% | 12.4% |
| Valor medio de la vivienda | — | $192,300 | $303,400 |
| Alquiler bruto medio | $879 | $933 | $1,348 |
| Vivienda en propiedad | 88.6% | 68.3% | 65% |
| Licenciatura o superior | 8.5% | 27% | 35% |
| Tasa de desempleo | 17.2% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Trabaja desde casa | 8.3% | 9.1% | 13.5% |
| Nacidos fuera de EE. UU. | 1.8% | 4.4% | 13.9% |
| Edad media | 61.1 | 39.1 | 38.7 |
Clima
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.
| Estación meteorológica | BOWLING GREEN 21 NNE, KY US6.5 km away |
|---|---|
| Lluvia al año | 53 in |
Average high and low by month
| enero | 44°F / 27.4°F4.07 in rain |
|---|---|
| febrero | 48.7°F / 30.8°F4.6 in rain |
| marzo | 58°F / 38.3°F5.02 in rain |
| abril | 69°F / 47.7°F5.19 in rain |
| mayo | 76.3°F / 56.5°F5.52 in rain |
| junio | 82.4°F / 64.2°F4.58 in rain |
| julio | 85.5°F / 67.4°F4.46 in rain |
| agosto | 85.4°F / 66.3°F3.11 in rain |
| septiembre | 79.9°F / 59.5°F3.68 in rain |
| octubre | 69.7°F / 48.5°F4.15 in rain |
| noviembre | 57.3°F / 38.6°F4 in rain |
| diciembre | 47.3°F / 31.7°F4.65 in rain |
Acceso a alimentos
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.
| Bajos ingresos y lejos de un supermercado | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Lejos de un supermercado | None of this ZIP code |
| Sin vehículo y lejos de un supermercado | None of this ZIP code |
Distritos escolares
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%.
| Edmonson County School District | 100% de la superficie de este código postal |
|---|
Comunidad y caminabilidad
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.
| Minorías raciales y étnicas | 52más vulnerable que el 52% de los sectores censales de EE. UU. |
|---|---|
| Caminabilidad | 2.1 out of 20Least walkable |
Códigos postales cercanos
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 42729 Cub Run, KY | a 8.6 km |
|---|---|
| 42207 Bee Spring, KY | a 10 km |
| 42285 Sweeden, KY | a 11.6 km |
| 42210 Brownsville, KY | a 12.7 km |
| 42726 Clarkson, KY | a 17.4 km |
| 42275 Roundhill, KY | a 21.2 km |
| 42765 Munfordville, KY | a 22 km |
| 42160 Park City, KY | a 23.4 km |
Ubicación, condados y zona horaria
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.
| Edmonson County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Zona horaria | Central (UTC-06:00 standard) |
| Horario de verano | Observed |
| Superficie terrestre | 72.77 sq mi |
| Superficie de agua | 1.79 sq mi |
| Densidad de población | 15 people per sq mi |
| Latitud, longitud | 37.2802, -86.1688 |
Las cifras corresponden a este código postal o a su área de tabulación censal salvo que la sección indique otra cosa. Las estimaciones cuyo margen de error las hacía poco fiables se omiten en lugar de mostrarse. Fuentes: Oficina del Censo de EE. UU., CDC, IRS.