ZIP code · La Center · Kentucky · United States
ZIP code 42056 — La Center
ZIP code 42056 serves La Center, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 42056Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- La Center
- County
- Ballard FIPS 21007
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.0830, -88.9730 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,442 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 27 / sq mi
- Land area
- 53.5 sq mi (138.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $53,750
- Per-capita income
- $28,627
- Median age
- 46.7
- Households
- 564
- Housing units
- 775
- Median home value
- $105,500
- 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 42056
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 71 | 58 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 26 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: GRAND CHAIN DAM 53 (9.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 42056
- 2 schools
- 1 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 6 places of worship
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