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42451 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 42451 covers Reed, Kentucky.

Median age
28.410.3 points below the US average
Poverty rate
40.4%28 points above the US average
Typical home value
$143,788up 20.2% in five years
Degree or higher
8%27 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.7%3.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 42451 is

Reed, 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 age28.4
Family households89%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4.5%
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 rate40.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance42.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.3%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k26.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k9.7%
$60–75k19.5%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k0.0%
$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 filed270
Mean adjusted gross income$56,452
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied61.7%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house77.3%
Mobile home22.7%
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$143,788as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$147,392$83,185

$83,185 in 2015 to $143,788 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher8%
High school diploma or higher86%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone74.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist58.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost17.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed16
Annual payroll$489,000
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 73% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss77.7 out of 100
Community resilience47.9 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.

Strong wind96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33.8Very 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 rate40.4%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership61.7%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8%27%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home7.2%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%4.4%13.9%
Median age28.439.138.7
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 stationNEWBURGH L&D, IN US8.2 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January42.9°F / 23.8°F3.48 in rain, 1.9 in snow
February47°F / 27.1°F3.54 in rain, 2.6 in snow
March57.4°F / 35.3°F4.57 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April68.4°F / 45.4°F5.04 in rain
May77.3°F / 57°F5.02 in rain
June85.4°F / 64.7°F3.82 in rain
July88.3°F / 68.9°F3.99 in rain
August87.8°F / 66.7°F3.24 in rain
September82.1°F / 59.5°F3.57 in rain
October70.1°F / 47.9°F3.07 in rain
November56.8°F / 35.6°F4.01 in rain
December46.6°F / 28.2°F4.28 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%.

Henderson 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

42458 Spottsville, KY5.2 km away
42402 Baskett, KY8.2 km away
47617 Hatfield, IN11.7 km away
47630 Newburgh, IN11.8 km away
42334 Curdsville, KY14.2 km away
47715 Evansville, IN15.8 km away
47634 Richland, IN16.1 km away
47750 Evansville, IN16.5 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.

Henderson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.3 sq mi
Water area1.15 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8588, -87.3704

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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