ZIP Code 42642

42642 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Russell Springs, Russell County.

City: Russell Springs
County: Russell County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 426xx

Where this code sits

42642 is part of the 426xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Russell Springs.

Russell Springs Kentucky ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 42642 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 42642

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 42642.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 42629	6.8 mi	Jamestown, KY
ZIP code 42528	9.8 mi	Dunnville, KY
ZIP code 42565	11 mi	Windsor, KY
ZIP code 42741	12 mi	Glens Fork, KY
ZIP code 42728	13 mi	Columbia, KY
ZIP code 42753	14 mi	Knifley, KY
ZIP code 42633	18 mi	Monticello, KY
ZIP code 42544	18 mi	Nancy, 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 42642, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 42642. 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.