Paducah Kentucky ZIP Codes
Paducah holds 3 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.
Every ZIP code in Paducah
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 42001 | McCracken County |
| 42002 | McCracken County |
| 42003 | McCracken County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Paducah codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Paducah. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Paducah ZIP code begins 420. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Kentucky. Statewide that range covers 52 ZIP codes, so Paducah accounts for 6% of it.
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Area codes covering Paducah
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Paducah occupies.
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Where Paducah's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Paducah
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Kevil Kentucky ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Calvert City Kentucky ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Smithland Kentucky ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| La Center Kentucky ZIP codes | 18 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Benton Kentucky ZIP codes | 22 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Barlow Kentucky ZIP codes | 22 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Mayfield Kentucky ZIP codes | 23 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Grand Rivers Kentucky ZIP codes | 23 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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