ZIP Code 42240

42240 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Hopkinsville, Christian County.

City: Hopkinsville
County: Christian County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 422xx

Where this code sits

42240 is part of the 422xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Hopkinsville is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Hopkinsville page.

Hopkinsville Kentucky ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 42240 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 42240

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 42240.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 42241	0.4 mi	Hopkinsville, KY
ZIP code 42266	9.3 mi	Pembroke, KY
ZIP code 42232	9.4 mi	Gracey, KY
ZIP code 42221	10 mi	Fairview, KY
ZIP code 42215	12 mi	Cerulean, KY
ZIP code 42217	12 mi	Crofton, KY
ZIP code 42236	13 mi	Herndon, KY
ZIP code 42262	14 mi	Oak Grove, 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 42240, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 42240. 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.