ZIP Code 42712

42712 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Big Clifty, Grayson County.

City: Big Clifty
County: Grayson County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 427xx

Where this code sits

42712 is part of the 427xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Big Clifty.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 42712 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 42712

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 42712.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 42788	5.6 mi	White Mills, KY
ZIP code 42732	6.0 mi	Eastview, KY
ZIP code 42726	7.5 mi	Clarkson, KY
ZIP code 42755	9.1 mi	Leitchfield, KY
ZIP code 42724	11 mi	Cecilia, KY
ZIP code 42754	11 mi	Leitchfield, KY
ZIP code 42776	12 mi	Sonora, KY
ZIP code 40145	12 mi	Hudson, 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 42712, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 42712. 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.