ZIP code · Russell Springs · Kentucky · United States
ZIP code 42642 — Russell Springs
ZIP code 42642 serves Russell Springs, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 42642Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Russell Springs
- County
- Russell FIPS 21207
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.0551, -85.0375 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 12,951 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 92 / sq mi
- Land area
- 140.2 sq mi (363.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $54,100
- Per-capita income
- $27,021
- Median age
- 39.2
- Households
- 5,076
- Housing units
- 6,453
- Median home value
- $138,700
- Median gross rent
- $686 / month
- Congressional districts
- KY-1 (also KY-5) (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 42642
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 25°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 44 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 29 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: JAMESTOWN WWTP (3.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 42642
- 2 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 19 restaurants & cafés
- 2 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 4 gyms & sports centres
- 1 post offices
- 37 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 8 gas stations
- 1 EV charging 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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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