ZIP Code 42749

42749 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Horse Cave, Hart County.

City: Horse Cave
County: Hart County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 427xx

Where this code sits

42749 is part of the 427xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Horse Cave.

Horse Cave Kentucky ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 42749 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 42749

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 42749.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 42127	5.9 mi	Cave City, KY
ZIP code 42152	6.9 mi	Hiseville, KY
ZIP code 42746	7.4 mi	Hardyville, KY
ZIP code 42765	7.6 mi	Munfordville, KY
ZIP code 42722	11 mi	Canmer, KY
ZIP code 42214	11 mi	Center, KY
ZIP code 42160	11 mi	Park City, KY
ZIP code 42713	13 mi	Bonnieville, 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 42749, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 42749. 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.