ZIP code · Smithland · Kentucky · United States

ZIP code 42081 — Smithland

ZIP code 42081 serves Smithland, Kentucky.

Postal code
42081
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Smithland
County
Livingston FIPS 21139
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Coordinates
37.2387, -88.3757 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
2,325 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
20 / sq mi
Land area
114.4 sq mi (296.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$91,250
Per-capita income
$33,975
Median age
42.7
Households
774
Housing units
1,010
Median home value
$172,100
Median gross rent
$850 / 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
270
Telephone 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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F434757687785888781705746
Avg low °F262837465665696760473729
Precip in3.74.14.85.14.64.34.32.83.63.64.24.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SMITHLAND L&D (6.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 42081

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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