ZIP Code 40012

40012 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Chaplin, Nelson County.

City: Chaplin
County: Nelson County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 400xx

Where this code sits

40012 is part of the 400xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Chaplin.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 40012 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

502 Area code 502

ZIP codes nearest 40012

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 40012.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 40008	4.6 mi	Bloomfield, KY
ZIP code 40078	5.7 mi	Willisburg, KY
ZIP code 40061	8.9 mi	Saint Catharine, KY
ZIP code 40046	9.4 mi	Mount Eden, KY
ZIP code 40020	10 mi	Fairfield, KY
ZIP code 40069	12 mi	Springfield, KY
ZIP code 40040	13 mi	Mackville, KY
ZIP code 40071	14 mi	Taylorsville, KY

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 40012, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 40012. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.