ZIP Code 44242

44242 is one of Ohio's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Kent, Portage County.

City: Kent
County: Portage County
State: Ohio
Prefix: 442xx

Where this code sits

44242 is part of the 442xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Kent is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Kent page.

Kent Ohio ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 44242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 44242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 44242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 44240	0.7 mi	Kent, OH
ZIP code 44243	1.0 mi	Kent, OH
ZIP code 44211	2.6 mi	Brady Lake, OH
ZIP code 44262	4.2 mi	Munroe Falls, OH
ZIP code 44224	4.4 mi	Stow, OH
ZIP code 44278	5.3 mi	Tallmadge, OH
ZIP code 44221	6.4 mi	Cuyahoga Falls, OH
ZIP code 44266	6.5 mi	Ravenna, OH

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 44242, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 44242. 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.