ZIP Code 42086

42086 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in West Paducah, McCracken County.

City: West Paducah
County: McCracken County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 420xx

Where this code sits

42086 is part of the 420xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to West Paducah.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 42086 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 42086

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 42086.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 42002	2.7 mi	Paducah, KY
ZIP code 42001	5.8 mi	Paducah, KY
ZIP code 62960	6.1 mi	Metropolis, IL
ZIP code 42053	6.4 mi	Kevil, KY
ZIP code 62953	9.3 mi	Joppa, IL
ZIP code 42060	9.4 mi	Lovelaceville, KY
ZIP code 42003	10 mi	Paducah, KY
ZIP code 42022	11 mi	Bandana, 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 42086, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 42086. 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.