ZIP code · La Fayette · Kentucky · United States
ZIP code 42254 — La Fayette
ZIP code 42254 serves La Fayette, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 42254Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- La Fayette
- County
- Christian FIPS 21047
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.6582, -87.6563 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 176 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 19 / sq mi
- Land area
- 9.4 sq mi (24.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $50,833
- Per-capita income
- $33,821
- Median age
- 40.5
- Households
- 88
- Housing units
- 96
- Median home value
- $108,300
- Median gross rent
- $950 / 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 42254
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 28°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 59 | 49 |
| Avg low °F | 28 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CLARKSVILLE OUTLAW AP (13.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 42254
- 1 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