ZIP Code 42036

42036 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Dexter, Calloway County.

City: Dexter
County: Calloway County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 420xx

Where this code sits

42036 is part of the 420xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Dexter.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 42036 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 42036

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 42036.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 42020	3.5 mi	Almo, KY
ZIP code 42048	4.4 mi	Hardin, KY
ZIP code 42071	8.2 mi	Murray, KY
ZIP code 42054	11 mi	Kirksey, KY
ZIP code 42049	13 mi	Hazel, KY
ZIP code 42025	13 mi	Benton, KY
ZIP code 42076	14 mi	New Concord, KY
ZIP code 42044	17 mi	Gilbertsville, 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 42036, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 42036. 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.