ZIP code · Hopkinsville · Kentucky · United States
ZIP code 42240 — Hopkinsville
ZIP code 42240 serves Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 42240Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Hopkinsville
- County
- Christian FIPS 21047
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8621, -87.4851 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 41,510 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 150 / sq mi
- Land area
- 277.2 sq mi (717.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $49,872
- Per-capita income
- $27,845
- Median age
- 35.4
- Households
- 16,360
- Housing units
- 18,663
- Median home value
- $147,400
- Median gross rent
- $866 / month
- Congressional district
- KY-1 (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 42240
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 27°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 44 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HOPKINSVILLE (2.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 42240
- 15 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 4 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 5 supermarkets
- 43 restaurants & cafés
- 9 parks
- 8 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 63 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 13 gas stations
- 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