ZIP code · Fordsville · Kentucky · United States
ZIP code 42343 — Fordsville
ZIP code 42343 serves Fordsville, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 42343Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Fordsville
- County
- Ohio FIPS 21183
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.6297, -86.7263 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,372 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 18 / sq mi
- Land area
- 77.8 sq mi (201.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $49,276
- Per-capita income
- $21,846
- Median age
- 49.2
- Households
- 502
- Housing units
- 687
- Median home value
- $88,500
- Median gross rent
- $488 / month
- Congressional district
- KY-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 270Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 42343
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 24°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 44 | 49 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 72 | 59 | 48 |
| Avg low °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ROUGH RVR LAKE (12.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 42343
- 2 schools
- 3 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 post offices
- 9 places of worship
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page