ZIP code · Owensboro · Kentucky · United States
ZIP code 42301 — Owensboro
ZIP code 42301 serves Owensboro, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 42301Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Owensboro
- County
- Daviess FIPS 21059
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.7513, -87.1554 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 45,399 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 262 / sq mi
- Land area
- 173 sq mi (448.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $62,010
- Per-capita income
- $32,372
- Median age
- 37.1
- Households
- 18,377
- Housing units
- 19,833
- Median home value
- $180,600
- Median gross rent
- $883 / month
- Congressional districts
- KY-2 (also 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)
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Map of ZIP code 42301
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Avg low °F | 26 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CALHOUN LOCK 2 (16.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 42301
- 19 schools
- 3 colleges & universities
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 6 supermarkets
- 69 restaurants & cafés
- 28 parks
- 14 playgrounds
- 6 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 50 places of worship
- 21 banks
- 18 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 2 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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