ZIP Code 42056

42056 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in La Center, Ballard County.

City: La Center
County: Ballard County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 420xx

Where this code sits

42056 is part of the 420xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to La Center.

La Center Kentucky ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 42056 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 42056

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 42056.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 42024	4.4 mi	Barlow, KY
ZIP code 42022	4.6 mi	Bandana, KY
ZIP code 42053	5.3 mi	Kevil, KY
ZIP code 42087	8.3 mi	Wickliffe, KY
ZIP code 62970	10 mi	Olmsted, IL
ZIP code 62963	11 mi	Mound City, IL
ZIP code 42060	11 mi	Lovelaceville, KY
ZIP code 62953	11 mi	Joppa, IL

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 42056, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 42056. 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.