Postal Codes

42441 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 42441 covers Nebo, Kentucky, with a population of about 1,640 and a median household income of $57,887.

Population
1,64031 per square mile
Median age
445.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,8877% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
11.6%0.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$161,611up 27.6% in five years
Median rent
$948about the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
9.9%25.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.2%23.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 42441 is

Nebo, 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

Population1,640
Median age44
Family households67%
Born outside the US5.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.6%
White (non-Hispanic)92.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6%
Veterans12.3%
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$57,887
Income per person$26,492
Poverty rate11.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.4%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k5.6%
$30–35k0.2%
$35–40k6.1%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k20.5%
$60–75k7.1%
$75–100k18.0%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k2.4%
$150–200k6.3%
$200k or more2.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed560
Mean adjusted gross income$63,093
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$136,100
Median gross rent$948
Owner-occupied88.2%
Vacant homes12.7%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house72.7%
Attached house1%
Mobile home26.3%
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$161,611as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 7.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$175,188$102,894

$102,894 in 2019 to $161,611 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%
High school diploma or higher90.3%
Works from home1.3%
Drives to work alone90.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.5%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist60.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost17.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed49
Annual payroll$2,535,000
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 67.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.1 out of 100
Community resilience51.9 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 storm98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37Very 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$57,887$62,417$78,538
Income per person$26,492$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate11.6%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$136,100$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$948$933$1,348
Homeownership88.2%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%27%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home1.3%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US5.5%4.4%13.9%
Median age4439.138.7
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 stationPROVIDENCE, KY US7.5 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January43.4°F / 24.9°F2.72 in rain
February48°F / 27.5°F3.78 in rain
March57.8°F / 35.7°F4.73 in rain
April69.3°F / 45.2°F5.1 in rain
May78.3°F / 56.3°F5 in rain
June86.3°F / 65.1°F4.59 in rain
July89.6°F / 69°F4.78 in rain
August88.6°F / 66.7°F2.61 in rain
September82.7°F / 58.4°F3.34 in rain
October71.2°F / 46.3°F3.47 in rain
November57.9°F / 35.6°F3.86 in rain
December47.4°F / 28.9°F4.53 in rain
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hopkins County School District93% of this ZIP code's land area
Webster County School District7% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% 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.

42450 Providence, KY7 km away
42436 Manitou, KY11.6 km away
42409 Dixon, KY15.9 km away
42431 Madisonville, KY17.6 km away
42404 Clay, KY17.8 km away
42410 Earlington, KY18.7 km away
42408 Dawson Springs, KY19.1 km away
42413 Hanson, KY20.2 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.

Hopkins County93% of this ZIP code's land area
Webster County7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area53.65 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq mi
Population density31 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3683, -87.6865

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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